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  From trees to power: McMaster engineers build better energy storage device Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-20 15:57 -0500
    Re: From trees to power: McMaster engineers build better energy storage device jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-09-20 21:35 +0000
    Re: From trees to power: McMaster engineers build better energy storage device "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 15:52 -0700

#522282 — From trees to power: McMaster engineers build better energy storage device

 From trees to power: McMaster engineers build better energy storage
device
> http://phys.org/news/2015-09-trees-power-mcmaster-energy-storage.html


> McMaster Engineering researchers Emily Cranston and Igor Zhitomirsky
> are turning trees into energy storage devices capable of powering
> everything from a smart watch to a hybrid car.

> The scientists are using cellulose, an organic compound found in
> plants, bacteria, algae and trees, to build more efficient and
> longer-lasting energy storage devices or capacitors. This development
> paves the way toward the production of lightweight, flexible, and
> high-power electronics, such as wearable devices, portable power
> supplies and hybrid and electric vehicles.

> "Ultimately the goal of this research is to find ways to power
> current and future technology with efficiency and in a sustainable
> way," says Cranston, whose joint research was recently published in
> Advanced Materials. "This means anticipating future technology needs
> and relying on materials that are more environmentally friendly and
> not based on depleting resources.

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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> From trees to power: McMaster engineers build better energy storage
> device

Think of the children and save the trees.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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#523196

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 1:57:14 PM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> From trees to power: McMaster engineers build better energy storage
> device
> > http://phys.org/news/2015-09-trees-power-mcmaster-energy-storage.html
> 
> 
> > McMaster Engineering researchers Emily Cranston and Igor Zhitomirsky
> > are turning trees into energy storage devices capable of powering
> > everything from a smart watch to a hybrid car.
> 
> > The scientists are using cellulose, an organic compound found in
> > plants, bacteria, algae and trees, to build more efficient and
> > longer-lasting energy storage devices or capacitors. This development
> > paves the way toward the production of lightweight, flexible, and
> > high-power electronics, such as wearable devices, portable power
> > supplies and hybrid and electric vehicles.
> 
> > "Ultimately the goal of this research is to find ways to power
> > current and future technology with efficiency and in a sustainable
> > way," says Cranston, whose joint research was recently published in
> > Advanced Materials. "This means anticipating future technology needs
> > and relying on materials that are more environmentally friendly and
> > not based on depleting resources.
> 
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> 
> sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
> to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
> community, and physics-related social issues.

Love to go over Hoover Dam  Big Lake Meade. For every drop of water an electron will flow. I like that.Its so green.Trebert

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