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Stretchable, Twistable Lithium-Ion Battery Recharges Wirelessly

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:38:53 +0000

A stretchable lithium-ion battery, flexible enough to power innovative stretchable electronics, has been developed by two scientists at Northwestern University. Stretchable electronic devices are revolutionary because they do not need a cord and electrical outlet and can be used anywhere. The electronics are also implantable and can be used as healthcare monitors and tracking brain […]

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Green Algae Able to Eliminate Radioactive Strontium from Water and Nuclear Waste

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:26:33 +0000

Just like hound dogs sniffing around for burglars, Closterium moniliferum, an green alga that usually lives in ponds, could sniff and eliminate radioactive strontium 90 (Sr-90) from water and from existing nuclear waste. 80 million gallons of radioactive nuclear waste are already stored in the United States. The discovery has been made by Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory researchers.

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