capillary
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“Renewables require a completely different kind of grid,” says Luca Moro, chief investment officer at energy-focused fund SpesX, “a capillary system instead of one-way transmission from a power plant.”
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
By the end of the test, these different kidney cell types had assembled into a glomerular capillary wall and could efficiently filter molecules by size.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
Water can work its way under the door threshold via capillary attraction, wind or even negative slope on the exterior landing, causing water to run toward the room.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
But for hummingbirds, which flick their tongues 15 times per second as they drain each flower and quickly move on, capillary action just isn’t fast enough, Rico-Guevara says.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2023
“And of course,” Rachael said distantly, “my verbal responses won’t count. It’s solely the eye-muscle and capillary reaction that you’ll use as indices. But I’ll answer; I want to go through this and—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
“It’s searing pain from all the lactic acid. It floods your system. You blow capillaries in your eyes, you throw up after races,” said Cheek, now an NBC analyst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
If done properly, it's unlikely to cause you any harm, but Tina warns that "too much pressure can cause bruising or broken capillaries, so be gentle".
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Researchers hope these artificial capillaries will aid in the development of better snakebite treatments while lowering the dependence on animal models.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 5, 2024
There, they feed into a second network of capillaries that supply oxygen deeper into the tissue.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
He also concluded I would need to schedule an appointment to have the inside of my nasal passages cauterized in order to burn away the number of leaky capillaries and stop the bleeding.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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