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Physics: Hot fluids act strangely in space

Nature 520, 7547 (2015). doi:10.1038/520267e<http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/520267e>

Boiling fluids behave differently in space and on Earth, suggesting that new approaches are needed to cool spacecraft in orbit.Heat pipes suck excess heat away from laptop computers and other devices, and consist of a tube filled with liquid that evaporates at one end



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