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virtual water droplet Research Gives Clues for Self-cleaning Materials, Water-striding Robots
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Illustration showing advanced chips In Industrial Manufacturing, Efficiency Falls as Technology Advances
A comprehensive study of old and new manufacturing processes, from machining metal to making carbon nanofibers, shows that the more advanced technologies are less efficient in their use of energy and materials per kilogram of output
Released  Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009

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