Comments on: Building biomimetic synthetic membrane channels out of DNA http://www.kurzweilai.net/building-biomimetic-synthetic-membrane-channels-out-of-dna Accelerating Intelligence Wed, 22 May 2013 08:27:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Alastair Carnegie http://www.kurzweilai.net/building-biomimetic-synthetic-membrane-channels-out-of-dna/comment-page-1#comment-55350 Alastair Carnegie Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:07:10 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=171875#comment-55350 (Wikipedia)39.^ Dragoman, D.; Dragoman, M. (2007). "Giant thermoelectric effect in graphene". Applied Physics Letters 91 (20): 203116. Bibcode 2007ApPhL..91t3116D. doi:10.1063/1.2814080. "GIANT THERMOELECTRIC EFFECT" Hmmm? Yesterday I was enthusing about twisted carbon-fibre temperature dependant shape changing materials, An impregnated & twisted elastic carbon nano-tube fibre that can tense and relax with small temperature changes. The polarity/heat-pump reversal effect of thermoelectric materials could hypothetically be used to advantage. A Peltier Effect Thermoelectric Heat Pump, can be made to heat and cool on alternate surfaces with voltage polarity reversal. If the heat is retained within the composite structure, that surely has to be good for overall efficiency. Micro & Nano structures and devices may in future aquire self determined mobility, with elegant creepy-crawly solutions borrowed from nature? HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO THE KurzweilAI Team. (Wikipedia)39.^ Dragoman, D.; Dragoman, M. (2007). “Giant thermoelectric effect in graphene”. Applied Physics Letters 91 (20): 203116. Bibcode 2007ApPhL..91t3116D. doi:10.1063/1.2814080.

“GIANT THERMOELECTRIC EFFECT” Hmmm?

Yesterday I was enthusing about twisted carbon-fibre temperature dependant shape changing materials, An impregnated & twisted elastic carbon nano-tube fibre that can tense and relax with small temperature changes. The polarity/heat-pump reversal effect of thermoelectric materials could hypothetically be used to advantage. A Peltier Effect Thermoelectric Heat Pump, can be made to heat and cool on alternate surfaces with voltage polarity reversal. If the heat is retained within the composite structure, that surely has to be good for overall efficiency. Micro & Nano structures and devices may in future aquire self determined mobility, with elegant creepy-crawly solutions borrowed from nature?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO THE KurzweilAI Team.

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