Levitation trick gives drag the slip
Plunging hot spheres into viscous liquids reveals a way to reduce fluid resistance without complex engineering procedures.
Condensed Matter
Mar 14, 2017
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Understanding how glasses 'relax' provides some relief for manufacturers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Wesleyan University have used computer simulations to gain basic insights into a fundamental problem in material science related to glass-forming ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 27, 2011
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The natural 'coat' for a stronger outfit
Coated fabrics have been used in many applications such as agriculture, geotextiles, building and construction, medical, filtration and protective clothing. Coating of fabrics involves applying viscous liquid on the surface ...
Materials Science
Jul 5, 2013
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Modelling micro-swimmers for drug delivery
Mathematical models of the motion of cells in viscous liquids that show how this motion is affected by the presence of a surfactant coating have applications in the design of artificial micro-swimmers for targeted drug delivery, ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 11, 2020
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Stirred, not shaken: Physicists gain more particle control
Cornell physicists can now precisely control how particles in viscous liquids swirl, twirl and whirl. Think of coffee and adding cream—and gaining control of the particles in the cream. Understanding this concept could ...
General Physics
Mar 22, 2013
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Researchers produces filaments and fibres three times finer than a human hair
A group of researchers from the Higher Technical School of Engineering at the University of Seville has obtained filaments and fibres from highly viscous liquids with technology that is usually used to produce drops. By means ...
Materials Science
Apr 29, 2019
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