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Quartz Liner Tube Inside Tube Furnace
This high temperature resistance-heated tube furnace is used for the oxidation or doping of silicon wafers.
Exploding White Dwarf Star
Exploding dwarf stars in the lab is hardly a small task, but with careful validation, verification, and simulation, scientists are able to mimic just such an explosion.
Shear Forms Force Chains
Disordered discs subjected to shear (pressure) form a network of force chains. Color patterns in chains indicate varying force and stress.
Tracking Neural Code - Voltage Vs Time
The replication of neural properties that occur when vision is processed by the human brain.
Dynamics of Channel Erosion
The physical processes that create eroded channels and drainage networks are recreated to study the physics of channelization.
Spontaneous Separation of Sand Grains
Positively charged sand grains spontaneously separate and, by mutual repulsion, are propelled as high as 2 meters into the air.
