IV fluids are essential to keep patients hydrated during surgery – but there may be some workarounds.
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This physical effect does explain how some massive natural phenomena like hurricanes behave. But on the scale of water in your sink – not so much.
A mechanical engineer explains why you need to go with the flow. The TSA pronouncement that peanut butter is a liquid is scientifically sound.
A trip to the beach is a perfect opportunity to explore the peculiar properties of some fascinating fluids.
Electronics are not the only technology to have been miniaturized. Using the strange behavior of fluids in tiny spaces, microfluidic devices are critical to medicine, science and the modern world.
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Catedrático de Universidad. Oceanógrafo Físico, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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Professor of Bioengineering, University of Washington
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University Professor, Bergles Professor of Thermal Science, and Director of the Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education, Iowa State University
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Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care, The University of Melbourne