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Space technology for old buildings
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BASF and CRC for Polymers to develop advanced technologies for soil moisture management
Five-year cooperation to develop polymers to control soil wettability, water availability and nutrient delivery.
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Future Energy Source: Generating Char from Waste
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Advanced Energy Materials Top 40 for August 10, 2012
René Janssen, Paul Blom, Jan Hummelen and collaborators top the inaugural Advanced Energy Materials Top 40.
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Rodney Ruoff and co-workers demonstrate the potential of graphene sponges as recyclable absorbents for cleaning up oil spills.
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Assistant editor sought for Energy Technology and ChemSusChem.
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