News tagged with hydrodynamic simulation

The Dragon clash

NGC 5907 is a spiral galaxy lying in the Dragon constellation, showing extraordinary large loops and currents of stars in its surrounding halo. According to researchers, it could have been formed through a ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Engineer develops new approach for uncertainty estimation, wins award

Pavlos Vlachos, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, working with two engineers from Utah State University, has won the Lewis F. Moody Award for an outstanding original paper useful ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cellular traffic: Modeling shows that factors beyond crowding affect how molecules interact within cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using large-scale computer simulations, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have identified the most important factors affecting how molecules move through the crowded environment ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ancient Flying Pterosaur Also Sailed Seas (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tapejara was an excellent flyer that also had an innate nautical knowledge of sailing.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 0

How blast waves cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts?

New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 1