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Project Aims to Create New Materials, Nanodevices

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BLACKSBURG, Va., April 25, 2007 -- A Multi-University Research Initiative (MURI) grant of as much as $7.5 million has been awarded to a four-university project that aims to use ionic liquids to develop electromechanical devices and high-performance membranes that could help power fuel cells and "smart" clothes. The Army Research Office awarded the MURI grant to scientists from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, and Drexel University. Virginia Tech chemistry professor Tim Long and University of Pennsylvania professor of...Read full article

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    Published: April 2007
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