shock wave
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"What makes this work unique is the integration of shock wave physics and chemical biology with molecular cell biology to probe how life might cope with such Mars-like stressors," says Dhage.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
In addition, yeast cells were treated with 100 mM sodium perchlorate, either on its own or combined with shock wave exposure.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
“And then you have a limb that’s full of ice on a big pine tree that’s 6 inches thick, and it comes crashing down and puts a shock wave on it,” Hayward said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
He first felt the shock wave hit the building and thought it was the start of an earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025
At the periphery, interstellar matter is compressed by the supernova shock wave, triggering new generations of cloud collapse and star formation.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
