Researchers in the Netherlands have found that the shapes of nanoscale channels can dramatically affect how quickly a fluid flows through the extremely fine conduits.
WICKED FAST. Water races along the knife edge of a nanochannel with a novel profile. Micrograph (bottom) shows a 70-nanometer-high channel with a 7° knife-edge angle.
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