A magical particle acceleration 'spectacle' is unfolding around distant Jupiter. This is not a scene from a science fiction movie, but a wondrous phenomenon occurring in Jupiter's magnetosphere. Today ...

(a) Particle focusing in a circular and square channels (b–e) the main equilibrium patterns of particle focusing: (b) Segré-Silberberg ring, (c) MEP (Midline Equilibrium Position), (d) DEP (Diagonal), ...

Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry (Tomo-PIV) is a 3D particle image velocimetry technology combined with computed tomography (CT), which can realize full-field quantitative measurement of spatial ...

Scientists have created the world's hottest engine running at temperatures hotter than those reached in the sun's core. The ...

Researchers at Penn State demonstrate the first steps in the design of tiny particles that can perform specialized tasks, such as targeted delivery of drugs or other cargo. A group of tiny particles ...

Particle characterization involves analyzing particles based on attributes such as shape, size, surface properties, charge properties, mechanical properties, and microstructure, among others. A wide ...

Increased use of ventilation and air cleaners, designed to mitigate the spread of viral infections in hospitals, is likely to have unpredictable effects and may cause viral particles to move around ...