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Droplets that swim toward dissolution could inspire fluid microbots

Researchers discovered that microscopic liquid droplets swim toward solvent conditions that favor their dissolution. This mechanism may underlie some transport processes within living cells, and could be exploited to develop fluid micro robots......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 24th, 2024

Textured tiles help endangered eels overcome human-made river obstacles, study shows

A new way of helping a critically endangered species of eel swim upstream during their migration has been tested by Cardiff University researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Untapped power: Logical operations using RNA droplets

RNA droplets can now be used to perform logical operations that take microRNA sequences as inputs, report scientists from Tokyo Tech. By self-assembling into network-like structures, RNA molecules form liquid-state droplets. These RNA droplets disper.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Want to feel the Apple feels? These accessories bring classic Apple designs to modern devices

Apple has a rich history of distinctive product designs. So much so that some of its classic product looks can inspire deep nostalgia and affection even decades later. Here are some wonderfully nostalgia-inducing accessories for the iPhone and App.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 4th, 2024

Daisy Ridley trained for months to play first woman to swim English Channel

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor: "There were so many different swimming elements to the role." Enlarge / Daisy Ridley stars as Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle in The Young Woman and the Sea. (credit: Walt Disney Studios) In August 1926,.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 3rd, 2024

Fish are adapting to weightlessness on the Chinese space station

Four zebrafish are alive and well after nearly a month in space aboard China's Tiangong space station. As part of an experiment testing the development of vertebrates in microgravity, the fish live and swim within a small habitat aboard the station......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Scientists reveal elastic turbulence has more in common with classical Newtonian turbulence than expected

Blood, lymph fluid and other biological liquids can have surprising and sometimes troubling properties. Many of these biological solutions are non-Newtonian fluids, a type of liquid that is characterized by a non-linear relationship between stress an.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Canada orders dissolution of two firms, citing national security concerns

Canada orders dissolution of two firms, citing national security concerns.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

Google’s “AI Overview” can give false, misleading, and dangerous answers

From glue-on-pizza recipes to recommending "blinker fluid," Google's AI sourcing needs work. Enlarge / This is fine. (credit: Getty Images) If you use Google regularly, you may have noticed the company's new AI Overviews.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Droplets that swim toward dissolution could inspire fluid microbots

Researchers discovered that microscopic liquid droplets swim toward solvent conditions that favor their dissolution. This mechanism may underlie some transport processes within living cells, and could be exploited to develop fluid micro robots......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

New method can create aquatic levitation at much lower temperature, has implications for cooling nuclear reactors

Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan and if the pan is hot enough, the water will sizzle and the droplets of water seem to roll and float, hovering above the surface......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Artificial nanomagnets inspire mechanical system with memory capability

An international research team including Los Alamos National Laboratory and Tel Aviv University has developed a unique, mechanical metamaterial that, like a computer following instructions, can remember the order of actions performed on it. Named Cha.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

"Dusty" archives inspire new story about 1886 Charleston earthquake

Late on August 31, 1886, while many people were asleep, a large quake rocked Charleston, South Carolina, and the surrounding region, toppling buildings, buckling railroad tracks, and causing sand to "boil" or bubble from liquefaction. By the time the.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Expanding on the fundamental principles of liquid movement

From the rain drops rolling down your window, to the fluid running through a COVID rapid test, we cannot go a day without observing the world of fluid dynamics. Naturally, how liquids traverse across, and through, surfaces is a heavily researched sub.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

Researchers uncover how jelly sea creatures might shape modern robotics

Scientists at the University of Oregon have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using coordinated jet propulsion, an unusual kind of locomotion that could inspire new designs for efficie.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Researchers develop increasingly sustainable methods for dissolving gold, silver and copper from recycled materials

Waste from computers and cell phones, solar panels and other discarded electronics are becoming an important source of noble metals alongside mining. Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed sustainable dissolution methods for noble m.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Warner Bros. gives Adult Swim games back to their creators rather than kill them

It's still unclear why WBD wouldn't have done this in the first place. Enlarge / Timely art from the game Traverser, soon to be published by developer Gatling Goat Studios. (credit: Gatling Goat Studios/Adult Swim Games).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Lahar detection system upgraded for Mount Rainier

In the shadow of Washington State's Mount Rainier, about 90,000 people live in the path of a potential large lahar—a destructive, fluid and fast-moving debris flow associated with volcanic slopes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Researchers develop tiny droplets that harness laser light to detect disease markers

A team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein biomarkers indicating the presence of certain diseases......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Human activities have an intense impact on Earth"s deep subsurface fluid flow

The impact of human activities—such as greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation—on Earth's surface have been well-studied. Now, hydrology researchers from the University of Arizona have investigated how humans impact Earth's deep subsurface, a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid

The spheres collapse under pressure, giving the fluid very unusual properties. Enlarge / At critical pressures, the fluid's spheres become a mixture of different states. (credit: Adel Djellouli/Harvard SEAS) Building a r.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024