MIT: Photonic crystals to power smartphones
Keywords: tungsten research microreactors
[Summary of tips] Researchers at MIT have developed a way of making a high-temperature version of a kind of materials called photonic crystals, using metals such as tungsten or tantalum. The new materials—which can operate at temperatures up to 1200°C—could someday power everything from smartphones to spacecraft."Compared to ear......|
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