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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found a way to generate electricity by harvesting moisture in the air.
According to a paper published in the journal Advanced Materials, electricity can be harvested from air using a device made of nearly any material, merely requiring the material to be dotted with nanopores less than 100 nanometers (nm)—0.000004 inches—in diameter.
"This is very exciting," Xiaomeng Liu, lead author of the paper said in a statement. "We are opening up a wide door for harvesting clean electricity from thin air." Liu is a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering at UMass Amherst's College of Engineering.
Scientists have figured out how to use nanopores to make electricity from thin air. These 100nm pores harvest electricity from water molecules in the air.DEREK LOVLEY/ELLA MARU STUDIO/UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
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The City of Etowah is continuing efforts to coordinate with Piedmont Lithium as the new industry prepares to move into town.
During the monthly Etowah City Commission meeting last Monday, Etowah City Manager Russ Blair gave a couple of short updates pertaining to some possible future plans.
One of the possibilities Blair spoke about was merging a county road with a city road.
“We did have another Piedmont meeting and the main topic of discussion was the roads,” Blair stated. “It’s not
really a city problem at this time but a portion of County Road 512 could potentially need to be merged with a city street.”
Blair noted that merging roads like that isn’t unprecedented but it would make things a little awkward.
“A portion of the county road will be in the city limits but the whole purpose of that is to avoid two rail crossings onto the Piedmont property,” Blair said. “The last item to update from that meeting was that they hope to complete the purchase of that property this fiscal year.”
Blair also noted that he and the Etowah City Fire Department are working towards providing the coverage the industry will need.
“Fire Chief (Adam) Hafley and I met with MTAS (Municipal Technical Advisory Service) Fire Consultant (Steve Cross) and they are going to assist us in conducting a study to develop plans for our growth with the Piedmont project and various other items,” Blair said. “What I thought was a good reference was Mr. Cross was with the Columbia, Tenn. Fire Department and he w
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