Size matters for speeding up nuclear waste cleanup
Cleaning up legacy radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production has been a daunting, lengthy, and expensive process.
May 12, 2022
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News tagged with fluid flow
Energy & Green Tech
New flow battery stores power in simple organic compound
The intermittent supply of green electricity requires large-scale storage to keep our power grids stable. Since normal batteries do not scale very well, the idea of using flow batteries, which store electricity in a fluid ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Robotics
Transducer powered by electrochemical reactions for operating fluid pumps in soft robots
The word robot may conjure images of hard, metallic bodies that are invulnerable to attacks. In modern day-to-day life, however, robots are hardly needed for defending against enemy attacks. Instead, they are required to ...
Feb 08, 2022
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Robotics
Tiny 'maniac' robots could deliver drugs directly to central nervous system
Would you let a tiny MANiAC travel around your nervous system to treat you with drugs? You may be inclined to say no, but in the future, "magnetically aligned nanorods in alginate capsules" (MANiACs) may be part of an advanced ...
Aug 10, 2021
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Engineering
Researchers 3-D print unique micro-scale fluid channels used for medical testing
In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, have 3-D printed unique fluid channels at the micron scale ...
Oct 09, 2020
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Computer Sciences
3-D simulations of sneezing, coughing help motivate social distancing
Not convinced yet that keeping your distance and wearing a mask is worth the trouble? Perhaps scientific evidence to the contrary will help.
May 14, 2020
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