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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

ScienceDaily: Consumer Electronics News

ScienceDaily: Consumer Electronics News


Good hair day: New technique grows tiny 'hairy' materials at the microscale

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 12:46 PM PST

Scientists attacked a tangled problem by developing a new technique to grow tiny "hairy" materials that assemble themselves at the microscale. It looks like the way Chia Pets grow in commercials. The key ingredient is epoxy, which is added to a mixture of hardener and solvent inside an electric cell. Then the scientists run an alternating current through the cell and watch long, twisting fibers spring up.

Gummy material addresses safety concerns of lithium ion batteries

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 04:42 AM PST

Researchers have developed a chewing gum-like battery material that could dramatically improve the safety of lithium ion batteries.

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