Igniting plasmas in liquids
Physicists of Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have taken spectacular pictures that allow the ignition process of plasma under water to be viewed and tracked in real time. Dr. Katharina Grosse has provided the first data sets with ultra-high temporal r.....»»
New promising nanogel separates chemicals continuously
Nanomaterials scientists from Utrecht University have improved a nanogel in such a way that it can now transport individual molecules from one liquid to the other. "By enlarging the surface area between two liquids, we can increase the exchange of ch.....»»
New 3D printing technique is a game changer for medical testing devices
Microfluidic devices are compact testing tools made up of tiny channels carved on a chip, which allow biomedical researchers to test the properties of liquids, particles and cells at a microscale. They are crucial to drug development, diagnostic test.....»»
Astrophysical plasma study benefits from new soft X-ray transition energies benchmark
The analysis of astrophysical plasmas is vital in the quest to learn about some of the Universe's most powerful and mysterious objects and events such as stellar coronae and winds, cataclysmic variables, X-ray binaries containing neutron stars and bl.....»»
In a surprise move, honeybee tongue hairs repel water
A honeybee pokes out its tongue—which is densely covered in hairs—to lap up nectar and other liquids. Now, researchers report in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that those hairs are water repellent. That's unexpected, since most liquid-capturi.....»»
Chemists suggest using polymeric ionic liquids in supercapacitors
A team of researchers from HSE MIEM joined colleagues from the Institute of Non-Classical Chemistry in Leipzig to develop a theoretical model of a polymeric ionic liquid on a charged conductive electrode. They used approaches from polymer physics a.....»»
A new approach to predict stable species in liquids can guide the design of optimal solution performance
A team of researchers led by Nav Nidhi Rajput, Ph.D., at Stony Brook University, have found a way to computationally predict stable molecular species in liquid solutions. The new method, detailed in a paper in Nature Computational Science, introduces.....»»
Researcher probes how to convert carbon dioxide into the building blocks for fuel
To split the chemical bonds in CO2 molecules, heat is needed. One way to get this heat is from plasmas, and it's been long known that plasmas can efficiently split CO2, thanks to 40-year-old research from the Soviet Union......»»
Fluidic device finds novel way to make oil and water attract
Imagine making some liquids mix that do not mix, then unmixing them......»»
EPFL and DeepMind use AI to control plasmas for nuclear fusion
EPFL's Swiss Plasma Center (SPC) has decades of experience in plasma physics and plasma control methods. DeepMind is a scientific discovery company acquired by Google in 2014 that's committed to "solving intelligence to advance science and humanity.".....»»
Fusion facility sets a new world energy record
European scientists have achieved a major success on the road to energy production through fusion plasmas: They produced stable plasmas with 59 megajoules of energy output at the world's largest fusion facility, JET, in Culham near Oxford, UK. The te.....»»
Ultrafine particle sensors for drastic improvement of air quality
New methods for measuring the size and concentration of ultrafine particles using charged plasmas can be used to make future sensors for health benefits......»»
Hubble finds a black hole igniting star formation in a dwarf galaxy
Black holes are often described as the monsters of the universe—tearing apart stars, consuming anything that comes too close, and holding light captive. Detailed evidence from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, however, shows a black hole in a new ligh.....»»
Controlling how "odd couple" surfaces and liquids interact
The wettability of a surface—whether drops of water or another liquid bead up or spread out when they come into contact with it—is a crucial factor in a wide variety of commercial and industrial applications, such as how efficiently boilers and c.....»»
Seeing the plasma edge of fusion experiments in new ways with artificial intelligence
To make fusion energy a viable resource for the world's energy grid, researchers need to understand the turbulent motion of plasmas: a mix of ions and electrons swirling around in reactor vessels. The plasma particles, following magnetic field lines.....»»
Scientists document the presence of quantum spin liquids, a never-before-seen state of matter
In 1973, physicist Philip W. Anderson theorized the existence of a new state of matter that has been a major focus of the field, especially in the race for quantum computers......»»
Molding, patterning and driving liquids with light
Jiming Bao, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has developed a new fluid that can be cut open by light and demonstrated macroscopic depression of ferrofluid, the kind of fluid that can be moved around w.....»»
Scientists create insights into one of the most extreme states of matter produced on Earth
Exotic laser-produced high-energy-density (HED) plasmas akin to those found in stars and nuclear explosions could provide insight into events throughout the universe. Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Labora.....»»
Using virtual fluid for the description of interfacial effects in metallic materials
Liquids containing ions or polar molecules are ubiquitous in many applications needed for green technologies such as energy storage, electrochemistry or catalysis. When such liquids are brought to an interface such as an electrode—or even confined.....»»
Neutral particles a drag on disruptive plasma blobs
For decades, scientists have been working to harness clean, renewable fusion energy, which occurs naturally in stars like our sun. Using strong magnetic fields to confine hot plasmas within a donut-shaped device called a tokamak, researchers can gene.....»»
Upgraded code reveals a source of damaging fusion disruptions
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory have uncovered a key process behind a major challenge called thermal quenches, the rapid heat loss in hot plasmas that can oc.....»»