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Assistant professor David Kisailus studies the chiton, a marine snail found off the coast of California, to develop nanoscale materials for energy applications.
Bioinspired polymer is steam powered
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Polymer electrolyte films for energy applications
MIT researchers change film morphologies by making simple changes in LbL assembly conditions.
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Company chosen to extend life of boiler steam valves at Hinkley B nuclear power station in UK.
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New fabrication method could advance technologies ranging from medical imaging devices to grid-scale energy storage.
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