Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever noticed changes in the water pressure in your home? These variations—some subtle, some not-so-subtle—can be caused ...

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An international research team has developed tiny particles that measure the oxygen concentration in their surroundings. In this way, they can track fluid flow and oxygen content at the same time -- ...

AMES, Iowa – Nature has figured out how to make great membranes. Biological membranes let the right stuff into cells while keeping the wrong stuff out. And, as researchers noted in a paper just ...