The study looked at results in an elevator, a supermarket and a classroom. A new study at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering showed ventilation systems can change the ...

Colloidal suspensions often contain mixtures of particles that must be sorted by size or density. One route to sorting gram-size quantities of particles is sedimentation, which has been studied for ...

Scientists didn’t understand why independently oscillating microscopic particles suddenly begin moving in perfect sync when grouped together. Researchers showed that fluid-driven hydrodynamic ...

Dynamic Equilibrium – Large Wear Particles in Oil Lubricated Systems There are many approaches used to model a machine’s wear formation. Based on a balance between production rate and loss rate of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) As technology advances toward flexible, adaptive devices, traditional electronics are hitting their limits due to rigidity and power demands. But what if materials themselves ...