News articles tagged with 'viscosity'
Engineering atomic interfaces for new electronics
— 18 Feb 2011 17:44 | TechnologyMost people cross borders such as doorways or state lines without thinking much about it. Yet not all borders are places of limbo intended only for crossing. Some borders, like those…
Hot stuff: Quark-gluon-plasma explained by black-hole-physics
— 18 Aug 2010 17:09 | PhysicsParticle physics is is seeing revolutionary developments. Baffling connections are emerging between the physics of gravitation and the physics of elementary particles. With completely…
Research promises healthier vegetable oil - and tractor fuel to harvest it
— 21 May 2010 12:36 | HealthGenetic discoveries from a shrub called the burning bush, known for its brilliant red fall foliage, could fire new advances in biofuels and low-calorie food oils, according to Michigan…
Self-healing polymer 'starfish' prolong lifetime of automotive oils
— 29 Jan 2010 19:51 | TechnologyResearchers have created self-healing polymers that could extend the lifetime of automotive oils. These polymers are suitable to add to lubricants and could maintain the physical properties…
A sticky business - how cancer cells become more 'gloopy' as they die
— 20 Mar 2009 12:56 | HealthThe viscosity, or 'gloopiness,' of different parts of cancer cells increases dramatically when they are blasted with light-activated cancer drugs, according to new images that provide…
Ultracold gas mimics ultrahot plasma
— 16 Feb 2009 12:56 | PhysicsSeveral years after Duke University researchers announced spectacular behaviour of a low density ultracold gas cloud, researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have observed strikingly…
Viscosity-enhancing nanomaterials may double service life of concrete
— 3 Feb 2009 13:00 | TechnologyEngineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are patenting a method that is expected to double the service life of concrete. The key, according to a new paper,…
Dancing droplets
— 18 Nov 2008 15:56 | PhysicsOur blood, sweat and tears are three precious fluids that can answer lots of questions about the state of our health but testing small amounts of bodily fluids, without contaminating…
New molecules with many branches will help unleash potential of nanotechnology
— 26 Oct 2008 16:06 | TechnologyMaterials science and the pharmaceutical industry could soon be revolutionised by emerging nanotechnologies based on designer molecules with long complex tree-and branch structures.…
Hyperviscous fluids: Better treatment for severe blood loss
— 3 May 2008 16:58 | HealthIntravenous administration of isotonic fluids is the standard emergency treatment in the U.S. for patients with severe blood loss, but UC San Diego bioengineering researchers have reported…