April 14, 2004
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Photo 1
Scanning electron micrograph of NanoActive Magnesium Oxide Plus. The material's large surface area gives it the ability to capture and destroy toxic chemicals. Just 25 grams (a little less than an ounce) has the surface area of almost three NFL football fields.
Credit: NanoScale Materials, Inc.
NanoScale Materials, Inc. must be contacted for permission to use these images.
Photo 2
Emergency response personnel from the Topeka, Kan., Fire Department test FAST-ACT for its ability to suppress vapors from a leaking propane tank.
Credit: NanoScale Materials, Inc.
NanoScale Materials, Inc. must be contacted for permission to use these images.
Photo 3
2004 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winner Saul Griffith and his eyeglass lens "printer."
Credit: Photograph by Mark Ostow
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