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| WORLD'S SMALLEST MOTOR IS A TECHNO MARVEL |
| A tiny motor, so small it could ride on the back of a virus, has been created by U.S. scientists in an achievement that will help advance the frontiers of nanotechnology. |
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| PHYSICIST DESIGNS PERFECT AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE |
| Marlan Scully, the Texas A&M University professor who applied quantum physics to the automotive engine and came up with a design that emits laser beams instead of exhaust, has been tinkering under the hood again. This time, he's sized up the perfect engine -- and improved it. |
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| NEW LIGHT-WEIGHT ENGINE BLOCK |
| Australian researchers have developed a new magnesium alloy they say is a "frontrunner" in the race to make a new generation light-weight engine block. |
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| WORLD’S SMALLEST MICROCHAIN DRIVE FABRICATED AT SANDIA |
| A microchain that closely resembles a bicycle chain — except that each link could rest comfortably atop a human hair - has been fabricated at the Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories. (The distance between chain link centers is 50 microns. The diameter of a human hair is approximately 70 microns.) |
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| RESEARCHERS IMPROVE THERMAL STABILITY OF FUEL CELL MATERIALS |
| Electrochemical energy is released when hydrogen combines with oxygen to produce water. Fuel cell technology can capture this energy to power cars, houses, and cell phones. Why aren't we using fuel cells? |
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| INEEL'S SUPER-HARD STEEL ONE OF THIS YEAR'S TOP 100 TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS |
| Super Hard Steel forms a tough, low cost, wear and corrosion resistant coating that outperforms traditional high-performance coatings. Developed at the Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, this coating offers a wealth of possibilities for new industrial applications. |
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