News tagged with fluid mechanics
Can fluid dynamics offer insights into quantum mechanics?
In the first decades of the 20th century, physicists hotly debated how to make sense of the strange phenomena of quantum mechanics, such as the tendency of subatomic particles to behave like both particles ...
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Robojelly gets an upgrade
Engineers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VirginiaTech) have developed a robot that mimics the graceful motions of jellyfish so precisely that it has been named Robojelly. Developed ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Sandia Labs' device helps U.S. troops in Afghanistan disable improvised explosive devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- A device developed by Sandia National Laboratories researchers that shoots a blade of water capable of penetrating steel is headed to U.S. troops in Afghanistan to help them disable deadly ...
Sep 10, 2010 |
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New method for measuring fluid flow in algae could herald revolution for fluid mechanics
In the words of Todd Squires, of the University of California, Santa Barbara "Nature has long inspired researchers in fluid mechanics to explore the mechanical strategies used by living creatures. Where better to look for ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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From seawater to freshwater with a nanotechnology filter
In this month's Physics World, Jason Reese, Weir Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at the University of Strathclyde, describes the role that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could play in the desalination of wat ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Researchers cooking up new gelled rocket fuels
Engineers and food scientists are teaming up to develop a new type of gelled fuel the consistency of orange marmalade designed to improve the safety, performance and range of rockets for space and military ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Making use of jellyfish on dry land
John Dabiri, assistant professor of aeronautics and bioengineering at Caltech who won a MacArthur Award this year, is fascinated by jellyfish. He believes jellyfish propulsion can inform engineering, which in turn can inform ...
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Study yields better turbine spacing for large wind farms (w/ Video)
Large wind farms are being built around the world as a cleaner way to generate electricity, but operators are still searching for the most efficient way to arrange the massive turbines that turn moving air ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Sound increases the efficiency of boiling
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology achieved a 17-percent increase in boiling efficiency by using an acoustic field to enhance heat transfer. The acoustic field does this by efficiently removing vapor bubbles ...
May 24, 2012 |
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When worms stick together and swim on thin water, what happens and why does it matter?
Nematodes, microscopic worms, are making engineers look twice at their ability to exhibit the "Cheerios effect" when they move in a collective motion.
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Computational model of swimming fish could inspire design of robots, medical prosthetics
Scientists at the University of Maryland and Tulane University have developed a computational model of a swimming fish that is the first to address the interaction of both internal and external forces on locomotion. ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Follow the (Robotic) Leader (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Artificial intelligence? Done. Artificial leadership? Its origins may well be in the fish tanks and the algorithms in Maurizio Porfiri’s Brooklyn laboratories at Polytechnic Institute of New ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Analysis of atmosphere in Phoenix, Ariz., suggests new model for sound urban growth policies
Atmospheric research often focuses on clouds' impact on weather and climate. Yet even low clouds are a long way off, with a base some 6,000 feet above earth. University of Notre Dame fluid dynamics and engineering professor ...
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Air flows in mechanical device reveal secrets of speech pathology
From a baby's first blurted "bowl!'" for the word "ball" to the whispered goodbye of a beloved elder, the capacity for complex vocalizations is one of humankind's most remarkable attributes -- and perhaps one we take for ...
Nov 21, 2010 |
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UC researchers use engineering equation to help treat blockages in the heart
Improved care for cardiac patients and people with coronary artery disease is the goal of a new pilot study being led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Cincinnati Department ...
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Mar 16, 2010 |
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