(Nanowerk Spotlight) In estuaries, where rivers flow into the sea, enormous free-energy dissipation takes place when fresh river water mixes with salty sea water. The release of Gibbs free energy from ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Research in nanofluidics energy conversion is enlightened by the electrogenic cells that convert transmembrane ion-concentration gradients into the release of electrical impulses ...

Imagine a bustling coastal city where the lights never dim, the air hums with activity, and clean water flows freely to millions of homes. Now, picture this city powered not by fossil fuels or even ...