Submission + - Scientists Find a Means to Boil Water More Efficiently (mit.edu)
joshuark writes: MIT engineers design surfaces that boil more efficiently.
The improved efficiency comes from a combination of three different kinds of surface modifications, at different size scales. The new findings are described in the journal Advanced Materials in a research paper.
The potential impact of the improved efficiency; boiling water is an energy-intensive step at the heart of a wide range of industrial processes, including most electricity generating plants, many chemical production systems, and even cooling systems for electronics.
Perhaps this discovery will give new meaning to the old adage, "A watched pot never boils..."
Josh K.
The improved efficiency comes from a combination of three different kinds of surface modifications, at different size scales. The new findings are described in the journal Advanced Materials in a research paper.
The potential impact of the improved efficiency; boiling water is an energy-intensive step at the heart of a wide range of industrial processes, including most electricity generating plants, many chemical production systems, and even cooling systems for electronics.
Perhaps this discovery will give new meaning to the old adage, "A watched pot never boils..."
Josh K.
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