Fluid simulation at unprecedented scale provides toolkit for fundamental physics and applied fluid engineering

What governs the speed at which raindrops fall, sediment settles in river estuaries, and matter is ejected during a supernova? These questions circle around one, deceitfully simple factor: the rate at ...
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From Physics to Treatment: How Fundamental Research Improves Kidney Stone Care

An overview of Pei Zhong’s work over the past several decades reveals how fundamental engineering research — often done far from the clinic — plays a critical role in shaping safer, more effective ...
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First-of-its-kind ion pump developed for seawater desalination, energy and biomedical applications

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Israel's Tel Aviv University and other institutions have developed a ...
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63-terawatt power: US to recreate deep-earth conditions to unlock ‘superhot’ energy

Oregon State University (OSU) has received a $750,000 gift from Quaise Energy to support ...
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World’s most advanced supercomputers decode nuclear reactor turbulence to advance safety

At Argonne National Laboratory, researchers are trading in old-school approximations for raw supercomputing power, proving ...