News tagged with cavitation
Seeing sound in a new light
The National Physical Laboratory Acoustics team has been investigating acoustic cavitation – the formation and implosion of micro cavities, or bubbles, in a liquid caused by the extreme pressure variations ...
Nov 24, 2011 |
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I'm forever imploding bubbles
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed the first sensor capable of measuring localized ultrasonic cavitation - the implosion of bubbles in a liquid when a high frequency sound wave is applied. The sensor will ...
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Problems with a gastric band
As the number of people having gastric bands fitted to lose weight increases, so will the number of complications associated with the procedure. A Case Report published Online First by the Lancet details the problems experi ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Going with the flow: Biomimetic pressure sensors help guide oceangoing vessels
Since the 1970s, when early autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) were developed at MIT, Institute scientists have tackled various barriers to robots that can travel autonomously in the deep ocean. This fo ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
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NASA sees Typhoon Nesat nearing landfall in northern Philippines
NASA's Terra satellite saw the western edges of Typhoon Nesat brushing the eastern Philippines yesterday as Luzon prepares for a landfall today. Warning Signals are in effect throughout the northern Philippines ...
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Sep 26, 2011 |
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Unmet dental needs in Los Angeles children shown in study
In 2007, the death of 12-year-old Deamonte Driver from untreated tooth decay exposed the need for better dental care in Maryland families with limited resources. However, the problem ranges beyond a single ...
May 09, 2011 |
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Newly developed cloak hides underwater objects from sonar
In one University of Illinois lab, invisibility is a matter of now you hear it, now you don't.
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Study finds 'green' water treatments may not kill bacteria in large building cooling systems
Nonchemical treatment systems are touted as environmentally conscious stand-ins for such chemicals as chlorine when it comes to cleaning the water-based air-conditioning systems found in many large buildings. ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Getting bubbles out of fuel pumps
For more than 250 years, researchers have known that under certain conditions vapor bubbles can form in fluids moving swiftly over a surface. These bubbles soon collapse with such great force that they can poke holes in steel ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Popping Bubbles Hold Promise in Cellular Drug Injection
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique that harnesses the power of mighty microscopic bubbles, developed by Duke engineers, can open for a blink of the eye nanometer-sized entries into individual cells.
Aug 20, 2010 |
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NPL unveils quantitative means of monitoring ultrasonic cleaning systems
Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems are widely used in healthcare applications during the sterilization of surgical instruments, and in many manufacturing and process industries. They work by passing a high frequency ...
Aug 11, 2010 |
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Tropical Storm Conson sweeping through the Northern Philippines
Tropical Storm Conson became a typhoon overnight with maximum sustained winds near 75 mph, and NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of the storm as it was making landfall in Luzon, the Philippines. Conson ...
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Jul 13, 2010 |
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