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Centrifuge
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A centrifuge is a device that uses centrifugal force to subject a specimen to a specified constant force – for example, to separate various components of a fluid. This is achieved by spinning the flui
A laboratory tabletop centrifuge. The rotating unit, called the rotor, has fixed holes drilled at an angle (to the vertical), visible inside the smooth silver rim. Sample tubes are placed in these slots and the motor is spun. As the centrifugal force is in the horizontal plane and the tubes are fixed at an angle, the particles have to travel only a short distance before they hit the wall of the tube and then slide down to the bottom. These angle rotors are very popular in the lab for routine use.
A laboratory tabletop centrifuge. The rotating unit, called the rotor, has fixed holes drilled at an angle (to the vertical), visible inside the smoot
A 19th-century hand-cranked laboratory centrifuge.
A 19th-century hand-cranked laboratory centrifuge.
Samples placed in a small laboratory centrifuge
Samples placed in a small laboratory centrifuge
Whole blood is often separated, using a centrifuge, into components for storage and transport
Whole blood is often separated, using a centrifuge, into components for storage and transport
Artificial gravity
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Artificial gravity is the creation of an inertial force that mimics the effects of a gravitational force, usually by rotation. Artificial gravity, or rotational gravity, is thus the appearance of a ce
Gemini 11 tethered in 1966 the GATV-5006 Agena target vehicle performing various tests including a first artificial gravity test in a microgravity env
Gemini 11 tethered in 1966 the GATV-5006 Agena target vehicle performing various tests including a first artificial gravity test in a microgravity environment.
Artificial gravity space station. 1969 NASA concept. A drawback is that the astronauts would be moving between higher gravity near the ends and lower
Artificial gravity space station. 1969 NASA concept. A drawback is that the astronauts would be moving between higher gravity near the ends and lower gravity near the center.
Artificial gravity has been suggested for interplanetary journeys to Mars
Artificial gravity has been suggested for interplanetary journeys to Mars
Rotating Mars spacecraft – 1989 NASA concept
Rotating Mars spacecraft – 1989 NASA concept