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Water contaminated in nuclear power applications and other situations where radiactive elements used can be a significant problems, especially because of the volume compared to the actual amount of radiactive particles. What if there was a fairly simple way to run the water through a filter and remove those materials? Queensland University of Technology’s Zhu Huai Yong says he has just such a filter. (more…)

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J. Clarence Davies

Seizing the opportunity to educate and possibly influence the incoming president and his policymakers, former EPA official J. Clarence Davies has issued a report said to provide the new administration with a “how-to” guide for managing nanotechnology’s risks, benefits and oversight shortfalls. “The future of the technology is in the hands of the incoming administration. The shape of the future will depend significantly on what the new government does,” Davies contends. (more…)

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ASTM International has issued a new global standard to address the use of honeycomb ceramics in automotive catalytic converters, diesel particulate filters and combustion burner plates. The standard, ASTM C1674, Test Method for Flexural Strength of Advanced Ceramics with Engineered Porosity (Honeycomb Cellular Channels) at Ambient Temperatures, has been developed by group’s Subcommittee C28.04 on Applications, part of its International Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics. (more…)

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Is it really true that everything “new” in engines is old? Some days it seems that way. Today we received word of a nanoceramic oil additive for combustion engines (and other mechanical-friction applications) from CerMetLab that offers itself as a way to reduce metal-on-metal friction and improve fuel economy and efficiency by 15 percent. Does it work? Heck if I know. Here is what CerMet says about their technology:

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piese auto

We’ve installed a new community/forum tool that has replaced our first “Community Bulletin Board.” This tool is called the “Community Forum” and a link can be found here or at the top of the blog page. This is a page for readers to post requests for help, questions, networking opportunities, etc. If you have a request you’d like to see posted, log-in and create an account. The log-in is relative simple. We just ask everyone to behave themselves so we have to conduct a minimum amount of moderating. We are still working on a way to note and aggregate the most recent Community Forum posts on the left. Please let us know if you have any problems, criticisms and ideas related to this forum(s). It’s your place, so have fun with exploring its features.

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