Cars inch forward slowly in traffic jams, but molecules, when jammed up, can move extremely fast.
New research by Northwestern University researchers finds that water
molecules traveling through tiny carbon nanotube pipes do not flow
continuously but rather intermittently, like stop-and-go traffic, with
unexpected results.
“Previous
molecular dynamics simulations suggested that water molecules coursing
through carbon nanotubes are evenly spaced and move in lockstep with one
another,” said Seth Lichter, professor of mechanical engineering at Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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