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Archive for May, 2008

Mats of potassium manganese oxide nanowires, filtration on the cheap

Martin on May 31st 2008

A durable and relatively inexpensive way to filter water from oils and bio-contaminants has been invented by researchers at MIT. These mats can be recycled and are very hydrophobic. According to the university it can absorb 20 times its weight in oil.
“What we found is that we can make ‘paper’ from an interwoven mesh of nanowires [...]

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Storing energy in a tidal system produces greater than 100% efficiency

Martin on May 31st 2008

For the last several months I have had a series of constructive conversations with Dr. Chris J C H Watkins about the TIE System and I intend to write more about these discussions later. One piece of information in particular has caught my imagination; “Enhancing Electrical Supply by Pumped Storage in Tidal Lagoons” by Dr. David [...]

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