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Super-Efficient Solar-Energy Technology: ‘Solar Steam’ So Effective It Can Make Steam from Icy Cold Water
November 19, 2012 — Scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam. The new "solar steam" method is so effective it can even produce steam ... > full storyMore: -
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Clues to Cause of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals: Findings Could Guide Design of New Embrittlement-Resistant Materials
November 19, 2012 — Hydrogen can easily dissolve and migrate within metals to make these otherwise ductile materials brittle and more prone to failures. Now, researchers have shown that the physics of hydrogen ... > full story -
Need to Filter Water? Fight Infection? Just Open Package, Mix Polymers
November 19, 2012 — Researchers have developed what they call a one-size-fits-all polymer system that can be fabricated and then specialized to perform healing functions ranging from fighting infection to wound ... > full story -
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Nano Insights Could Lead to Improved Nuclear Reactors
November 16, 2012 — In order to build the next generation of nuclear reactors, materials scientists are trying to unlock the secrets of certain materials that are radiation-damage tolerant. Now researchers have brought ... > full story -
Pursuing Problematic Polymers
November 16, 2012 — Polymers, in everything from shopping bags to ski boots, make our material world what it is today. Researchers are working to understand their structure and predict their ... > full story -
Visualizing Floating Cereal Patterns to Understand Nanotechnology Processes
November 16, 2012 — Small floating objects change the dynamics of the surface they are on. This is an effect every serious student of breakfast has seen as rafts of floating cereal o’s arrange and rearrange ... > full story -
Pushing Boundaries of Electron Microscopy to Unlock the Potential of Graphene
November 15, 2012 — Electron microscopy is providing unprecedented views of the individual atoms in graphene, offering scientists a chance to unlock the material's full potential for uses from engine combustion to ... > full story -
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New Injectable Gels Toughen Up After Entering the Body
November 15, 2012 — Chemical engineers have now designed an injectable gel that responds to the body's high temperature by forming a reinforcing network that makes the gel much more durable, allowing it to function over ... > full story -
Wax-Filled Nanotech Yarn Behaves Like Powerful, Super-Strong Muscle
November 15, 2012 — New artificial muscles made from nanotech yarns and infused with paraffin wax can lift more than 100,000 times their own weight and generate 85 times more mechanical power during contraction than the ... > full story -
Carbon Nanotubes May Protect DNA from Oxidation
November 15, 2012 — NIST researchers have provided evidence that single-wall carbon nanotubes may help protect DNA molecules from damage by oxidation, which can lead to mutations. More studies are needed to see if the ... > full story
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