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BBC World Service live interview on electricity generation via metal nanolayers

Posted on 29 August, 201930 August, 2019 by fmg

Lawrence Pollard of the BBC World Service interviews Franz live on Newsday, aired at 5:25 AM GMT on 28 August 2019, reaching approximately 150 million people. Can rust generate electricity? Listen to the 5 minute piece below.

https://geiger-lab.northwestern.edu/files/2019/08/BBC_rust_electricity_082819.mp3

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  • New paper on Stern and diffuse layer interactions with Miller group
  • Geiger alumna Dr. Mavis Boamah hired as Experimental Geochemist at PNNL
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