All Articles Tagged As: fluids

Rice University cuts deal to research graphene-infused drilling fluids (10/30/2009)

Rice University and Houston-based M-I SWACO, the world's largest producer of drilling fluids for the petrochemical industry, have signed an agreement for research funds to develop a graphene additive that will improve the productivity of wells. ...> Full Article

Chemical engineers discover new way to control particle motion potentially aiding micro- and nano-fluid systems for drug delivery, sensors, more (3/18/2008)

Chemical engineers have discovered a new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels, potentially aiding the development of micro- and nano-scale technologies such as drug delivery devices, chemical and biological sensors, and components for miniaturized biological "lab-on-a-chip" applications. ...> Full Article

All done with mirrors: microscope tracks nanoparticles in 3-D (3/13/2008)

A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three dimensions. The researchers hope the technology, which NIST plans to patent, will lead to a better understanding of the dynamics of nanoparticles in fluids and, ultimately, process control techniques to optimize the assembly of nanotech devices. ...> Full Article

Strengthening Fluids With Nanoparticles (2/20/2008)

New study paves way for using nanofluids in cameras, microdevices, and displays ...> Full Article