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MIT Engineers Find Ways to Save Energy and Make Boiling Water More Efficient

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MIT engineers designed a new surface treatment that makes boiling water more efficient. New surface treatments can save energy for systems used in many industries. At the heart of many industrial processes, including most power plants, many chemical production systems, and even cooling systems for electronics, is the energy-intensive step of boiling water or other liquids. They can significantly reduce their energy use by increasing the efficiency of the systems that heat and evaporate the water. MIT MIT stands for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a prestigious private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts that was founded in 1861. It is organized into five Schools: architecture and planning; manipulation; humanities, arts, and social sciences; management; and science. MIT’s impact includes many scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. Their stated goal is to make a better world through education, research, and innovation. ” data-gt-translate-at

'Efficient mercilessly': Cats flexing muscles, hands checking the brutal reality of Blues

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“An eighteen year old 200cm lock defender was hit by a gun lock assailant, I’m not sure how often that’s good for them,” Scott said. “We’re not saying it was a beautiful plan that came together, but almost all the credit has to go to Sam himself. He was an overnight success which took him three years.” Voss said there was no quick fix for the Blues, who are aiming to make their first series final since 2013. Injured stars Marc Pittonet and Mitch McGovern were back in the VFL on Saturday but Voss said the club would take a cautious approach to selection with the pair, who had spent months on the sidelines. The club are careful to force their return, having seen Jacob Weitering struggle to regain his form in his two return games after six weeks out. “How we integrate players back into the team is actually also important,” said Voss. “He must not have found his rhythm yet.” After beating Melbourne at their Geelong stronghold last week, the Cats reproduced the stuff where they had to ge

Designing a surface that makes boiling water more efficient

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The key to the new surface treatment is to add texture at several different size scales. The electron microscope image shows millimeter-scale pillars and dents (first two images), whose surface is covered with tiny nanometer-scale protrusions (bottom two images) to increase the efficiency of the boiling reaction. Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boiling water or other liquids is an energy-intensive step at the heart of many industrial processes, including most power plants, many chemical production systems, and even cooling systems for electronics. Increasing the efficiency of a system that heats and evaporates water can significantly reduce its energy use. Now, researchers at MIT have found a way to do just that, with surface treatments specifically designed for the materials used in the system. The increase in efficiency comes from the combination of three different types of surface modification, at different size scale

The best energy efficient office building ventilation system to stop the spread of the virus

A landmark study by the City of Melbourne focused on three options for preventing the spread of Covid-19, while reducing energy use: opening windows; ceiling HEPA air filter and displacement ventilation system. The BREATH project was carried out in partnership with Cbus Property, University of Melbourne, AG Coombs, SEED Engineering and Westaflex, with peer review by AURECON. Over a three-month period the study, which is available on the City of Melbourne website, compared the energy use and performance of a number of full-scale ventilation retrofit options. Measurements were made in a full-scale building in Melbourne’s CBD, namely 423 Bourke Street, Melbourne, which will soon be rebuilt by Cbus Property, not in a laboratory. Melbourne City Mayor Sally Capp said the study was important because fears of infection remained a barrier for some city workers from returning to work. “We encourage landlords, tenants and partners to embrace BREATH’s findings, and help us create heal