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Water-repellent surfaces can efficiently boil water, keep electronics cool
Description: Water is typically boiled off hydrophilic surfaces to cool nuclear reactors and high-power electronics, preventing them from overheating. New research has shown that the most water-repellent surfaces possible, superhydrophobic materials, not only can boil water efficiently under the right conditions, but also stay cooler than hydrophilic surfaces. [Source: Purdue University]
URL: http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2018/Q2/water-repellent-surfaces-can-efficiently-boil-water,-keep-electronics-cool.html
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Source: Purdue University
Publish Date: 4/30/2018
Reading Level: Basic
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