Monday, January 19, 2009

Nanotechnology Update

Researcher discovers how to use nanotubes to create molecular-level plumbing for filtering water and air, which should lead to cheap desalination systems, batteries and air-scrubbers (potentially removing excess C02 from the atmosphere):

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126911.500-nanoplumbing-more-than-just-a-pipe-dream.html?full=true

No comments:

China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World

Ugh, China again. “ In 2024, the total installed electricity capacity of the planet—every coal, gas, hydro, and nuclear plant and all of the...