Passing aircraft wring extra snow and rain out of clouds
Planes flying over rain or snow can intensify the precipitation by as much as 10-fold, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2019
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Rapid controlled transport of water droplets by sunlight-powered pump
Driven by natural or artificial sunlight, a novel "microtube pump" transports water droplets over long distances. As reported by Chinese researchers in the Journal Angewandte Chemie, the pump consists of a tube whose properties ...
Materials Science
Dec 17, 2018
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The secret life of cloud droplets
Do water droplets cluster inside clouds? Researchers confirm two decades of theory with an airborne imaging instrument.
General Physics
Dec 13, 2018
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Distortion of water droplet surface may increase the likelihood of the droplet freezing
Clouds are a big source of uncertainty in computer simulations used to study Earth systems. To reduce that uncertainty, researchers study the formation of ice in clouds. This formation influences precipitation rates, large-scale ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 12, 2018
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A step closer toward revolution in electronics?
A successful development of a microfluidic platform capable of sorting individual carbon nanotubes in new dissertation in physics could possible lead to a revolution in the technology of electronic devices.
Nanomaterials
Dec 11, 2018
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Out of the fog: Honeycomb films
Researchers are producing honeycomb-shaped films using an approach that mimics what happens when we breathe on a glass surface. The films have potential use in numerous applications, from tissue regeneration and bio-sensing ...
Materials Science
Nov 26, 2018
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What smart hazmat suits and Sonora cactus skins have in common
When Konrad Rykaczewski moved to Arizona's Sonora Desert region six years ago he took a water bottle and sprayed the plants in his front yard, not to water them, but to see how they interacted with water droplets.
Condensed Matter
Nov 19, 2018
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Video: What makes tardigrades such great survivors
Tardigrades are tiny animals that can live in water droplets just about anywhere. When those water droplets dry out, tardigrades undergo an astonishing transformation to survive the lack of water.
Other
Oct 11, 2018
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The sublimation of solid ice happens just as quickly as the evaporation of liquid water
One might expect water to evaporate much faster than ice. Surprisingly, researchers from the University of Amsterdam have now shown that for small droplets of ice, this is not the case: ice and water droplets disappear equally ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 11, 2018
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The wetting characteristics of phosphorene could pave the way for new applications in biological engineering
A technique for investigating the wetting behavior of water on phosphorene—the single layer form of black phosphorus—has been developed by A*STAR researchers seeking to better understand properties that could enable its ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 30, 2018
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