News tagged with cavitation
I'm forever imploding bubbles
Apr 07, 2009 |
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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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Natural deep earth pump fuels earthquakes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2009 |
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For the first time scientists have discovered the presence of a natural deep earth pump that is a crucial element in the formation of ore deposits and earthquakes.
How to enhance non-thermal effects of ultrasound
Dec 29, 2008 |
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In recent years HIFU has been widely used for the treatment of solid tumors, such as liver tumor, bone tumor, and breast cancer. The mechanism for therapeutic actions of HIFU includes thermal effects and non-thermal effects ...
Why juniper trees can live on less water
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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An ability to avoid the plant equivalent of vapor lock and a favorable evolutionary history may explain the unusual drought resistance of junipers, some varieties of which are now spreading rapidly in water-starved ...
Gold nanorods shed light on new approach to fighting cancer
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 16, 2007 |
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Researchers have shown how tiny "nanorods" of gold can be triggered by a laser beam to blast holes in the membranes of tumor cells, setting in motion a complex biochemical mechanism that leads to a tumor cell's self-destruction.
Cannibalistic signals help mammalian embryos develop normally
Aug 29, 2007 |
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A cannibalistic process called autophagy spurs dying embryonic stem cells to send "eat me" and "come get me" signals to have their corpses purged, a last gasp that paves the way for normal mammalian development, UT Southwestern ...
New finding bubbles to surface, challenging old view
Aug 20, 2007 |
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Chemical engineers have discovered a fundamental flaw in the conventional view of how liquids form bubbles that grow and turn into vapors, which takes place in everything from industrial processes to fizzing champagne.
Purdue to continue review of 'bubble fusion' research
May 11, 2007 |
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A congressional subcommittee has asked Purdue to continue looking into allegations of misconduct related to sonofusion research in the university's School of Nuclear Engineering.
Mechanoluminescence event yields novel emissions, reactions
May 08, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois report that a new study of mechanoluminescence revealed extensive atomic and molecular spectral emission not previously seen in a mechanoluminescence event. The findings, which appear ...
Research shows how ultrasound can deliver therapeutic molecules into living cells
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Sep 05, 2006 |
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Researchers have shown how ultrasound energy can briefly "open a door" in the protective outer membranes of living cells to allow entry of drugs and other therapeutic molecules – and how the cells themselves ...
Researchers solve mystery of attractive surfaces
Aug 02, 2006 |
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When smooth surfaces that hate water approach each other underwater, scientists have observed that they snap into contact. This is apparently due to attractive forces that extend for tens to hundreds of nanometers.
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