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When Life hands you lemons...

Hi All

The ionizing radiation absorbing materials that use them to generate power might make x-rays from solar flares in space an asset - check out Brian Wang's recent "Next Big Future" blog for details...

Direct Conversion of Radiation into Electrical Power

...seems like an ideal shielding material to me.

Adam

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