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- New 'soft' motor made from artificial muscles
- Dust from industrial-scale processing of nanomaterials carries high explosion risk
- Plasmas torn apart: Discovery hints at origin of phenomena like solar flares
| New 'soft' motor made from artificial muscles Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:53 PM PST The electrostatic motor, used more than 200 years ago by Benjamin Franklin to rotisserie a turkey, is making a comeback in a promising new design for motors that is light, soft, and operates without external electronic controllers.  |
| Dust from industrial-scale processing of nanomaterials carries high explosion risk Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:31 AM PST With expanded production of nanomaterials fast approaching, scientists are reporting indications that dust generated during processing may explode more easily than dust from other common dust explosion hazards. Their article indicates that nanomaterial dust could explode from a spark with only 1/30th the energy needed to ignite sugar dust — cause of the 2008 Portwentworth, Georgia, explosion that killed 13 people, injured 42 people and destroyed a factory.  |
| Plasmas torn apart: Discovery hints at origin of phenomena like solar flares Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:29 AM PST Using high-speed cameras to look at jets of plasma in the lab, researchers have made a discovery that may be important in understanding phenomena like solar flares and in developing nuclear fusion as a future energy source.  |
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