What is Centrifuge?
[[File:Bouton de centrifugeuse médicale de laboratoire dans un centre de santé au Bénin 01.jpg|thumb|Digital centrifuge used in medical laboratory]] A '''centrifuge''' is a device with a [[motor]] in it, which is used to spin an object with high speed. This high speed spinning forces the object outwards. This force is used for several purposes: * a '''uranium centrifuge''' is used to separate two [[isotope]]s of [[uranium]] (named U-235 and U-238) from each other;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://science.howstuffworks.com/uranium-centrifuge.htm|title=What's a uranium centrifuge?|publisher = HowStuffWorks|accessdate=2007-07-24}}</ref> * in medical [[Laboratory|laboratories]], [[serum]] is separated from the [[blood]] samples using a centrifuge; * in chemical laboratories, centrifuges are used to subtract [[solid]] parts of an [[emulsion]] from its [[liquid]] parts. * large centrifuges are used by [[NASA]] to expose [[astronaut]]s to high forces for their training.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-centrifuge.htm|title = What is a Centrifuge?|accessdate = 2007-07-24}}</ref> == References == <references/> {{LaboratoryEquipment}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Laboratory equipment]]