An illuminated water droplet creates an ‘optical atom’
Shining light on a water droplet creates effects analogous to what happens in an atom. This can help us understand ...
Tag: droplet
Soft skills: Researchers invent robotic droplet manipulators for hazardous liquid cleanup
CSU researchers have created the first successful soft robotic gripper capable of manipulating individual droplets of liquid, according to a recent ...
Big splash: Scientists present a new model for predicting droplet splashing behavior on solid surfaces
The study of liquid droplets and their behavior upon impingement is of major importance in many fields, including agriculture, engineering, ...
Multi-functional electrostatic droplet tweezer remotely guides droplet motion
Droplet manipulation has important applications in areas such as heat management, water harvesting, and chemical reactions. A research team from ...
What can droplet wetting tell us about disease transmissions, industrial processes?
At the start of the pandemic, University of Oklahoma researcher Sepideh Razavi remembers people frantically wiping down groceries, cleaning food ...
CityU scientist invents novel droplet manipulation method “WRAP”
Precise manipulation and transportation of micro-sized droplets is a challenging task, yet crucial for biomedical and industrial applications. A research ...
Heat conduction important for droplet dynamics
When driving in the rain, it’s preferable that the raindrops roll or bounce off of the windshield instead of coating ...
A computationally quick approach to predict molten droplet solidification on a solid surface
Gas turbine engines in planes provide the required thrust by sucking in air, heating it to very high temperatures in ...
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Healthy men who have vaginal sex have a distinct urethral microbiome
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The “Stonehenge calendar” shown to be a modern construct
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Researchers discover a way to fight the aging process and cancer development
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Light meets deep learning: computing fast enough for next-gen AI
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Promoting healthy longevity should start young: pregnancy complications lift women’s risk of mortality in the next 50 years
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Heated tobacco products make SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and severe COVID‑19 more likely