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A research group using the NIFS 'Plasma Simulator' supercomputer succeeded for the first time in the world in calculating the movements of one billion plasma particles and the electrical field ...

Most people worry about the quality of the air they breathe outdoors, while giving little thought to the contaminants that may be circulating in their own homes. Yet, with only a few exceptions, such ...

The manner in which animals penetrate a neighbourhood searching for food shows similarities to the movements of liquid particles in plant capillaries or gas molecules near an absorbing wall. These ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have unveiled the behavior of single microscopic particles when they unite. The findings reveal an enigmatic, perfectly synchronized dance. The research team ...

Atmospheric aerosols, consisting of suspended small solid and liquid particles, influence both climate and air quality. Sub-micrometre-sized particles efficiently scatter visible radiation and can act ...

The purpose of the project is to simulate an ideal gas on a VGA monitor to perform calculation when the ideal gas particles collide with each other or within the edge of the VGA monitor screen. The ...

Scientists found that dogs can influence indoor air by releasing gases, particles, and microbes while living with people.

The generation of fusion energy utilizes the fusion reaction that occurs inside a high-temperature plasma. In order to achieve the generation of fusion energy, we confine plasma in the magnetic field ...