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Monday, January 14, 2013

MIT Develop New Material which can Generate Energy from Water Vapour

MIT Develop New Material which can Generate Energy from Water Vapour

MIT engineers have developed a new polymer film which can take advantage of the chemical energy in a water gradient and turn it into mechanical energy; which in turn can then be converted into electricity.The film is made from an interlocking network of polypyrrole, which forms a hard but flexible matrix that provides structural support, and polyol-borate, which is a soft gel that swells when it absorbs water.When the plyol-borate (which is on the bottom of the polymer film) absorbs water, even the tiniest amount, it expands, forcing the film to…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/MIT-Develop-New-Material-which-can-Generate-Energy-from-Water-Vapour.html
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