The Pomegranate, whose biblical proportions inspired so much before, may be the inspiration for your next car battery and more. And if that wasn't biomimicry enough for you, the Chinese scientists who need a cheaper source of silicon nanoparticles may even use 'un-consumable' rice husks for the task. We may be headed into to an 'age of organic lemon-powered nanobots.' The next task for all things nanotek is: can we 'make' them Kosher? Only a few will be able to tell before it is known by all.
-Paul von Dubrovnik
http://phys.org/news/2014-02-pomegranate-inspired-problems-lithium-ion-batteries.html#ajTabs
-Paul von Dubrovnik
http://phys.org/news/2014-02-pomegranate-inspired-problems-lithium-ion-batteries.html#ajTabs
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