[darthspartan]

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Researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered how to make liquid overcome gravity and flow upward along a silicon surface. The essential ingredient, as always: lasers.

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I thought this was neat.

 

[SyncMaster753]

that looks pretty sweet, i wonder if they have to give it the initial "push" up the hill in the same fashion that suction works

 

[darthspartan]

Not according to them it moves on it own.

 

[Benladesh]

If ever I make a lot of money, my garden gets one of those. It's pretty cool.

 

[accskyman]

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As has been pointed out in the comments, the image above is an optical illusion and here for illustrative purposes only

It sounds very interesting however I would like to see an actual picture or video.

The current picture is depicting what would be very useful for free energy. The article explains a little about not being able to use this for free energy however the water is creating potential energy, there should be a way to release said potential energy into something useful.

 

[el gappo]

How blagged would fish in there feel? well.. they probably wouldn't remember

 

[PsikyoJebus]

Wow, this is both impressive and clever. I'm sure corporate buildings and fancy hotels are going to pay a pretty penny to have an artsy uphill fountain in their lobbies.

 

[FuNkDrSpOt]

The real question is, can they make poo flow uphill?

 

[ejams]

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This could be the first step towards new heat regulation strategies for computers. Instead of fans, we may see liquid cooling systems thanks to silicon that can pump its own coolant.

Would love to see it =)

 

[SkyPainter]

Neat! I'd love to see this in person.