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<\/div>\nIt goes without saying that as a chemist stirs a solution in their lab, they need to check how its characteristics change. A new “Smart Stirrer” has been designed with that in mind, as it automatically detects and reports transformations.<\/p>\n
Developed by scientists at Britain’s University of Warwick, the device is an advanced type of magnetic stir bar.<\/p>\n
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In its traditional form, a magnetic stir bar consists of a capsule-shaped magnet, enclosed in a plastic shell. That magnet is placed in a beaker of liquid, which is in turn set on a platform that generates a rotating magnetic field. As a result, the magnet continuously spins, stirring the liquid.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat sets the Smart Stirrer apart is the fact that by utilizing inexpensive, commercially available sensors, it’s able to monitor the color, clarity, electrical conductivity, viscosity and temperature of a solution. Should any of those parameters change, the device wirelessly notifies its user. And because of the Stirrer’s modular design, its creators claim that adding additional sensors should be relatively easy.<\/p>\n
That said, they do note that the current prototype only works in narrow temperature range.<\/p>\n
A paper on the research, which is being led by Nikolay Cherkasov and Dmitry Isakov, was recently published in the journal ACS Sensors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tags:<\/b> Ben Coxworth<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The Smart Stirrer prototype Dmitry Isakov It goes without saying that as a chemist stirs a solution in their lab, they need to check how its characteristics change. A new “Smart Stirrer” has been designed with that in mind, as it automatically detects and reports transformations. Developed by scientists at Britain’s University of Warwick, the … Continue reading Smart stir bar transmits live reports to chemists<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading