Converting Junk Energy into Useful Power (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Converting Junk Energy into Useful Power

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When "designer" particles like these are placed next to one another, the way mechanical energy travels through them is profoundly affected, according to new University at Buffalo research. Crafting such designer particles would enable scientists and engineers to control how energy travels through a granular system.

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Surajit Sen, University at Buffalo

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