News tagged with hydrodynamics
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 ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
4.5 / 5 (6) |
0
Mass tourism threatening Venice lagoon, say ecologists
An Italian environmental group warned on Monday that mass tourism is slowly eroding the Venice lagoon, which it said is also threatened by major real estate development and an inadequate transport network.
Jul 04, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Osmosis in colloidal suspensions
(PhysOrg.com) -- It is very difficult to overestimate the importance of colloidal suspensions. Besides being an integral part of our everyday life (food, cosmetics, drugs), they also serve as an excellent ...
May 18, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
|
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 ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
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 ...
Oct 12, 2010 |
4 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Shallow water habitats important for young salmon and trout
Research carried out at the University of Gothenburg shows that competition from older fish causes young salmon and trout to seek refuge in shallow water. Preserving such habitats may, therefore, be important ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
A new spin on drug delivery: Enhanced delivery of DNA payloads into cells
Chang Lu and his chemical engineering research group at Virginia Tech have discovered how to "greatly enhance" the delivery of DNA payloads into cells. The description of their work will be featured on the cover of Lab on a Chip (issue 16), the premier journal for researcher ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 09, 2010 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Harbor seals' whiskers as good at detecting fish as echolocating dolphins
When a hungry harbour seal sets off in pursuit of a fish diner, the animal has a secret weapon in its tracking arsenal: its whiskers. Detecting hydrodynamic trails in water with their sensitive whiskers, seals ...
Jun 11, 2010 |
4.3 / 5 (8) |
0
|
SwRI researchers design and build gas bearing test rig
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Southwest Research Institute have designed and built a 60,000 rpm gas bearing test rig to test the rotordynamic stability of gas bearings.
May 05, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
New mathematical model aids Big Bang supercomputer research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have made many discoveries about the origins of our 13 billion-year-old universe. But many scientific mysteries remain. What exactly happened during the Big Bang, when rapidly evolving ...
Jan 05, 2010 |
4.2 / 5 (19) |
8
|
Engineer Discovers Why Particles Like Flour Disperse on Liquids
(PhysOrg.com) -- Even if you are not a cook, you might have wondered why a pinch of flour (or any small particles) thrown into a bowl of water will disperse in a dramatic fashion, radiating outward as if it ...
Nov 16, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (15) |
2
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
Oct 19, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (15) |
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.
Aug 26, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (10) |
1
