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Phase Change in Fluids Simulated

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the trying-for-real-life-in-a-lab dept.

brendotroy writes "After decades of work by the physics and computer science communities, scientists at the University of Rochester have finally created a mathematical model that will allow scientists to simulate and understand phase changes. This discovery 'could have an impact on everything from decaffeinating coffee to improving fuel cell efficiency in automobiles of the future.'"

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  1. Decaffeinating coffee? by sconeu · · Score: 4, Funny

    could have an impact on everything from decaffeinating coffee

    So it's going to be used for evil!!!!!

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    1. Re:Decaffeinating coffee? by TubeSteak · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, evil would be not telling them it's decaffinated.

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  2. Recordable media by saskboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Perhaps in the future, a swimming pool will hold 10,000 Litres of data by using phase changing properties to store binary computer data.

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    1. Re:Recordable media by ConsumerOfMany · · Score: 5, Funny

      or I pee in it.

    2. Re:Recordable media by shawn(at)fsu · · Score: 2, Funny

      10,000 liters of data whats that supposed to mean? How many librarys of congress is that?

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    3. Re:Recordable media by vux984 · · Score: 2, Funny

      5 LoC to the Hogshead? My head can't even hold 1 LoC... and I thought I was on the the 'good side' of the IQ curve ...

      I guess its time to Welcome our New Hog Overlords!

    4. Re:Recordable media by Alystair · · Score: 2, Funny

      So THAT'S how Pop music is created in the future!

  3. Hardly Fazed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    Since when does it ever get above 32 Fahrenheit in Rochester?

    1. Re:Hardly Fazed by lightray · · Score: 3, Funny

      Bizarrely enough, it's 34 deg F here right now!

      And it's supposed to be 56 degrees tomorrow.

      Here in Rochester, we appreciate global warming!

  4. Re:The decaf coffee by Wizard+Drongo · · Score: 5, Funny

    WHAT??? Why?? THe whole purpose of coffee is the caffeine. Caffeine is like water; without it, you just can't function. If you want something that doesn't have caffeine it (again; WHY??) drink water. Coffee is a sacred drink. By drinking that horrible stuff that was once coffee but lacks its essence, you're defaming a religion. Please bear in mind the above comments were typed at (local time)04:45hrs after 9 cups of rocketfuel gurana coffee, as I've a presentation to give tomorrow and haven't exactly written it yet. Keynote.app is calling. Laters....

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  5. 2 years from now by Dr.+Eggman · · Score: 3, Funny

    I see this being apply to video games as the next Lens Flare fad!

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  6. Re:But by ConsumerOfMany · · Score: 5, Funny

    phase change is hardly fun. After a recent visit to TacoBell I changed a solid into both a liquid and a gas is less time than it took me to get home in my car, after which both my girlfriend and my dignity evaporated.

  7. Is this a dupe? by ian_mackereth · · Score: 2, Funny
    /. has talked about face changes before (and we know that spelling's not important here!)

    http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/3 0/168239&tid=126&tid=14

  8. Re:What? by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

    These are not men!

    These are Devo!

    KFG

  9. Re:The Japanese have already done this by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

    "NOT work safe, and disgusting. It's hentai, with terrible body mutilation in graphic, well-drawn detail."

    Thanks for the heads up! (I had my threshold set too high...)

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