Zero gravity experiments on the International Space Station shed some light on thermodiffusion effects

27 octubre 2014

Thermodiffusion, also called the Soret effect, is a mechanism by which an imposed temperature difference establishes a concentration difference within a mixture. Two studies now provide a better understanding of such effects.
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