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Article: Effect of air bubbles on absorption of solar radiation by ...
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences;  February 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... absorption of solar radiation by water droplets containing air bubbles. The presence of air bubbles within water droplets was found to have no significant ... clouds are composed of homogeneous water droplets. It has been suggested (Twomey ...

Article: Surgical gloves can be contaminated by water ...
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week;  April 20, 2003 ;     556 words ... ... surgical gloves can be contaminated by water droplets spilled after scrubbing. "Wound infection ... colleagues. The researchers cultured water droplets coming off surgeons' hands after scrubbing ... Heal and colleagues reported that "water droplets from the surgeon's arms contained ...

Article: Cutting water droplets down to size. (producing ...
Science News;  February 27, 1993 ;     500 words ... ... Harvard University have developed a system for making uniform water droplets so small that each one has a volume -[10.sup.11 ... phenomena show up." Whitesides anticipates that these tiny water droplets may serve as a starting point for studying the kinds of ...

Article: Here's why water droplets on a rose don't fall off
The Hindustan Times;  April 26, 2008 ;     623 words ... ... basis for the rose's ability to grip water droplets in place, even when the flower is ... coatings and fabrics. The beading of water droplets on natural materials is not a rare ... The micropapillae form a seal with water droplets, allowing them to cling to the surface ...

Article: CLOUDS ARE MADE OF WATER DROPLETS, ICE ...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  May 3, 2007 ;     436 words ... ... uncountable tiny particles, either water droplets or ice crystals or a mixture of the ... oceanic sciences at UW-Madison. The water droplets are usually about 10 to 20 micrometers ... and commonly contain a combination of water droplets and ice crystals, Petty said.

Article: Sling Effect in Collisions of Water Droplets in ...
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... investigated. Because of their inertia, water droplets can be shot out of curved streamlines ... the collision rate of the same-size water droplets is described and evaluated. It is ... increases the collision rate between water droplets, thus enhancing the creation and growth ...

Article: Heterogeneous oxidation by ozone of naphthalene adsorbed at the ...
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... mass transfer of naphthalene vapor to water droplets in air was studied in the presence ... phase. A falling droplet reactor with water droplets of diameters 55, 91, and 182 [micro ... surface cloud and is composed mainly of water droplets condensed on submicron particles ...