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| Other names | 3D clinostat |
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| Uses | The RPM rotates biological samples around two independent axes to eliminate the effect of gravity. |
| Related items | clinostat, free fall machine |
A random positioning machine, or RPM, rotates biological samples along two independent axes to change their orientation in space in complex ways and so eliminate the effect of gravity.[1]
- ^ Jack J.W.A. van Loon (2007). Some history and use of the random positioning machine, RPM, in gravity related research. Advances in Space Research 39: 1161-1165