Cavitation as a research area investigates the nucleation, growth, dynamics, and collapse of vapor or gas bubbles in liquids subjected to rapid pressure changes, with emphasis on the associated fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and multiphase flow phenomena. It encompasses experimental, theoretical, and computational studies of bubble inception thresholds, shock-wave emission, and microjet formation, as well as their impacts on erosion, noise, and performance in hydraulic machinery, marine propellers, biomedical ultrasound, and microfluidic systems. Research also addresses cavitation control, damage mitigation, and exploitation of cavitation-induced extreme conditions for applications such as sonochemistry, surface cleaning, and targeted drug delivery.
Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial technologies, from solar panels and LED lighting to medical imaging.
Nanophysics
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A resonance effect can significantly affect how a three-atom molecule cools down when excited, RIKEN physicists have found. The study, published in Physical Review A, highlights the complexity of the relaxation dynamics of ...
General Physics
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Exciting new research is investigating how boobies (birds of the genus Sula) may be able to reduce the potentially lethal impact of their high-speed vertical dives by creating a cushion of "supercavitation" bubbles upon impact ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2025
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics have developed a novel synthetic micropeptide termed the "killswitch" to selectively immobilize proteins within cellular condensates, unveiling crucial connections ...
Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich have developed a new microscope that significantly improves how bioluminescent signals in living cells can be observed.
Optics & Photonics
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A kind of umbilical cord between different quantum states can be found in some materials. Researchers at TU Wien have now shown that this "umbilical cord" is generic to many materials.
Condensed Matter
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If there's one thing we humans are good at, it's producing heat: significant amounts, and in many cases most of the energy we generate and put into our systems we lose as heat, whether it be our appliances, our transportation, ...
Nanomaterials
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New research has revealed a new way to measure incredibly minute forces at the nanoscale in water, pushing the boundaries of what scientists know about the microscopic world.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 21, 2024
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A joint team of physicists from Skoltech, MIPT, and ITMO developed an optical component that helps manage the properties of a terahertz beam and split it into several channels. The new device can be used as a modulator and ...
Optics & Photonics
May 16, 2024
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An Australian-led study has found unusual insulating behavior in a new atomically-thin material—and the ability to switch it on and off.
Condensed Matter
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