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Recycled Rubber Finds Use in Lithium-ion Batteries
Recycled tires could see new life in lithium-ion batteries that provide power to plug-in electric vehicles and store energy produced by wind and solar, say researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. By modifying the microstructural characteristics of carbon
Solar-Powered Desalination for Off-Grid Villages
Around the world, there is more salty groundwater than fresh, drinkable groundwater. For example, 60% of India is underlain by salty water, and much of that area is not served by an electric grid that could run conventional reverse-osmosis desalination plants. Analysis by MIT researchers shows that
Ultra-thin Semiconductor Opens Door for Product Innovation
Scientists have developed what they believe is the thinnest-possible semiconductor, a new class of nanoscale materials made in sheets three atoms thick. The University of Washington researchers demonstrated that two of these single-layer semiconductor materials can be connected in an atomically
Researchers Use 3D Printers to Create Custom Medical Implants
A team of researchers at Louisiana Tech University has developed a method for using what they say is affordable, consumer-grade 3D printers and materials to fabricate custom medical implants that can contain antibacterial and chemotherapeutic compounds for targeted drug delivery. The team,
Study Finds a Natural Oil Dispersion Mechanism for Deep-Oocean Blowouts
Researchers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) and University of Western Australia say they have observed how oil droplets are formed and have measured their size under pressure.