News tagged with fluid shear

Scientists discover rigid structure in centre of turbulence

Pioneering mathematical engineers have discovered for the first time a rigid structure which exists within the centre of turbulence, leading to hope that its chaotic movement could be controlled in the future.

Physics / General Physics

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 3

Space Research May Help Explain Salmonella Illness

(PhysOrg.com) -- Salmonella bacteria research from two recent NASA space missions discovered key elements of the bacteria's disease-causing potential that hold promise for improving ways to fight food-borne infections on ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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'Cell assay on a chip': solid results from simple means

(PhysOrg.com) -- The great artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci once said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research engineer Javier Atencia ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Shearing triggers odd behavior in microscopic particles

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microscopic spheres form strings in surprising alignments when suspended in a viscous fluid and sheared between two plates — a finding that will affect the way scientists think about ...

Physics / Soft Matter

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physicists 'turn signals' for neuron growth

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper scheduled for publication in the January issue of Nature Photonics describes the use of spinning microparticles to direct the growth of nerve fiber, a discovery that could allow ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Functionalized graphene oxide plays part in next-generation oil-well drilling fluids

Graphene's star is rising as a material that could become essential to efficient, environmentally sound oil production. Rice University researchers are taking advantage of graphene's outstanding strength, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers seek ways to beef up military armor

It was a simple act, really, one that Ledjan Qato performed dozens of times in the corner of a spacious engineering lab at Villanova University.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Atherosclerotic plaques' downstream spread linked to low shear stress

In human coronary arteries, atherosclerotic plaques tend to spread downstream because of the changes in blood flow patterns the plaque causes, researchers have found.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new spin on understanding plasma confinement

To achieve nuclear fusion for practical energy production, scientists often use magnetic fields to confine plasma. This creates a magnetic (or more precisely "magneto-hydrodynamic") fluid in which plasma is tied to magnetic ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Unlocking jams in fluid materials: A theoretical model to understand how to best avoid jamming of soft matter

In a study recently published in European Physical Journal E (EPJE), a German scientist constructed a theoretical model to understand how to best avoid jamming of soft matter that can be applied in food and cosmetics produc ...

Physics / Soft Matter

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

New research promises better collection of prostate cancer cells

At the Oct. 2-6 microTAS 2011 conference, the premier international event for reporting research in microfluidics, nanotechnology and detection technologies for life science and chemistry, University of Cincinnati ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Physicists capture microscopic origins of thinning and thickening fluids

(PhysOrg.com) -- In things thick and thin: Cornell physicists explain how fluids – such as paint or paste - behave by observing how micron-sized suspended particles dance in real time. Using high-speed ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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