saline
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Rabbit eyeballs were placed in a saline solution designed to mimic natural tears, and the platinum lens served as an electrode.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Previously, they relied on expensive diesel pumps to bring the saline water to the surface.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Water running off farmlands flows into the saline lake, and less water would shrink the lake faster, affecting wildlife and nearby communities where windblown dust brings high asthma rates and other health problems.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
For hours, they were unconscious, neighbours later said - revived with water, then saline injections as the house filled with people and cries.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
In the emergency room, they used an IV to give her five liters of saline.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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