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Inquiry Spring 2008

Cover: These fine, spherical 2-14-1 permanent magnet alloy powders produced by argon gas atmoization may lead to more efficient and economical electric drive motors for ultragreen vehicles.

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Spring 2008 issue of Inquiry

Inquiry is a biannual science magazine highlighting research at Ames laboratory. Below you'll find links to pdf versions of the individual articles.

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Bioinspiration
Bacteria provide a method for synthesizing magnetic nanoparticles.

Beefier Magnets
New magnet alloy stays strong — even at 200 degrees Celsius.

Good Materials, Good Science
Ames Lab interdisciplinary research group seeks to expand material synthesis abilities.

Like Water Through a Straw
Parallel cylindrical water nanochannels may explain how fuel-cell membranes work.

Payback Time
Technology transfer efforts paying off big time.

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