Purifying water and greening nanotechnology could be as simple as shaking a vial of water and oil. At least that's the case for a new method to clean contaminated water full of unwanted nanomaterials.
Nanomaterials
Dec 10, 2015
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After more than 20 years of research in the northern hardwood forests of Michigan, scientists at Michigan Technological University's School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science have reached a surprising ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2008
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(Phys.org) —Lithium ion batteries are at the energetic heart of almost all things tech, from cell phones to tablets to electric vehicles. That's because they are a proven technology, light, long-lasting and powerful. But ...
Nanophysics
Jul 8, 2013
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A new study suggests that non-native worms are eating up the forest floor, causing sugar maples to die back and perhaps harming other forest dwellers.
Environment
Aug 14, 2017
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine yourself driving along an interstate highway, with about a thousand lanes of traffic zipping by. You notice that there are only a few cars in the outside lane, and you'd like to move over there.
Telecom
Dec 20, 2010
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If invisibility cloaks and other gee-whiz apps are ever to move from science fiction to science fact, we'll need to know more about how these weird metamaterials actually work. Michigan Tech researcher Elena Semouchkina has ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 6, 2017
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Reza Shahbazian-Yassar thinks sodium might be the next big thing in rechargeable batteries.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 8, 2012
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Long before freeways and parking lots, a naturally occurring asphalt first appeared on roads in about 600 B.C. You can still see patches of it in the ancient city of Babylon.
Engineering
May 4, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- The coolest new nanomaterial of the 21st century could boost the efficiency of the next generation of solar panels, a team of Michigan Technological University materials scientists has discovered.
Nanomaterials
Apr 24, 2012
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Furnishing a research lab can be pretty expensive. Now a team led by an engineer at Michigan Technological University has published an open-source library of designs that will let scientists slash the cost of one commonly ...
Engineering
Sep 17, 2014
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