To find out how the nano-material is made, check out the source and the video after the break.

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Following that tradition, the brainiacs over at the University of Reading have developed a new nano-material electrode coating based on the cellular structure of plants.

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The work is in partnership with brewing company SAB Miller (Coors Lite, MDG64 etc), and has the goal is developing a new nano-material that will help preserve the amber stuff (in plastic bottles) for longer in stores or homes.

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Joanna Aizenberg and her colleagues produced an elastic thin film material with nano-sized pores.

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ClearOhm material is based on metal nano-wires, not a ceramic like ITO.

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The Swach's cartridge, a key component of the system, resembles Edison's electric bulb and is made up of a composite of rice-husk ash (a highly porous material derived out of paddy husk) and fine particles of nano-silver, which inhibits bacteria growth.

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