Neat News 3040 (added 2024-04-27)

Electric energy from estuaries?

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Scientists have built a semipermeable membrane, which can be used to convert the salt gradients from estuaries - where the freshwater from rivers meets the salt water from the sea - into electricity. This offers potentially a new way for generating electric energy.

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News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Physical/Tech