Nov

20

Nanoparticle Laced Water to Steam By Solar Energy

November 20, 2012 | 1 Comment

Rice University scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam.  The technology’s inventors said they expect it will first be used in sanitation and water-purification applications in the developing world. Maybe – the team has tested the technology with distillation experiments and found that solar steam […]

Jun

7

A Way to Store Steam’s Heat

June 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB) in Stuttgart are currently developing a new type of thermal storage system.  The new technology will allow heat to be stored loss free in the smallest of spaces for lengthy periods of time, for use as and when required. The new system can store […]

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