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Scientists reveal interaction between supersonic fuel spray and its shock wave

Scientists reveal interaction between supersonic fuel spray and its shock wave

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shock waves are a well tested phenomenon on a large scale, but scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory and their collaborators from Wayne State University and Cornell University have ...





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Nasal Spray May End Dental Needle Injections for Upper Teeth Repair

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A nasal spray shown to numb the upper jaw is set to be tested in an FDA Phase 3 trial, which will assess the spray's effectiveness compared to the current "gold standard" treatment -- painful anesthesia injections.


New Spray Improves Plants' Cold Tolerance

New Spray Improves Plants' Cold Tolerance

Biology /

created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Studies indicate a spray co-developed by a University of Alabama scientist increases plants’ tolerance of cold temperatures by several degrees.


The bombardier beetle, power venom, and spray technologies

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 6

The bombardier beetle is inspiring designers of engines, drug-delivery devices and fire extinguishers to improve spray technologies, writes Andy McIntosh, from Leeds University, and Novid Beheshti, of Swedish Biomimetics ...


Super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector makes great television

Chemistry /

created May 23, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (14) | comments 2

US scientists have designed a new spray-on explosive detector sensitive enough to detect just a billionth of a gram of explosive. After treatment the explosive glows blue under UV light, making it perfect for use in the field ...


Structure of hepatitis B virus mapped

Chemistry /

created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Using a newly developed method, Utrecht University researchers have mapped the structure and composition of the hepatitis B virus. The researchers were able to map the structure by spraying the virus.


Clinical trials of spray-on skin to start in US

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Clinical trials comparing a spray-on skin product with skin grafts will start in the US in December. The trials, which are partly funded by a US army grant of $1.4 million, will last about a year and will ...


Oil spray reduces greenhouse gas emissions from pig finishing barns

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Animal feeding operations are an important emission source of air pollutants including methane and carbon dioxide—known greenhouse gases. Recent inventories suggest that animal manure makes a significant contribution to global ...


UW-Madison zero-gravity team finds spray cooling works in space

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

For the 10th consecutive year, University of Wisconsin-Madison students have found themselves floating upside down over the Gulf of Mexico.


Study: Soybean oil reduces carbon footprint in swine barns

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One of agriculture's most versatile crops could one day play a role in combating climate change, Purdue University research shows.


Researchers study insecticide-free method for control of soybean aphids

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Iowa State University researchers are examining a new method of controlling soybean aphids without the use of chemical pesticides. Bryony Bonning, professor of entomology, and Allen Miller, professor of pl ...



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