Face masks slow spread of COVID-19; types of masks, length of use matter. The use of face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19…
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Sneeze velocity for four different nose and mouth types is shown. A) is open nasal passage with teeth, B) is open nasal passage without teeth,…
Drops of honey on a hydrophobic surface. Credit: Aalto University In specially coated tubes, the more viscous a liquid is, the faster it flows. It’s…
(Click image for full view.) Although face shields block the initial forward motion of the jet, the expelled droplets move around the visor with relative…
Discrete particle distribution of urinal flushing. Credit: Ji-Xiang Wang Using a public restroom? Mask up! Think you don’t need to worry about COVID-19 while using…
Three consecutive frames from the high-speed camera as air is forced into the corn starch suspension. Abrupt shear thickening makes it fracture like a solid.…
Vortex caused by common annular flushing. Credit: J.-X. Wang Coronavirus could be transmitted through a long-lasting cloud of virus-containing aerosol droplets ejected from a flushing…
Fluids that heat or cool surfaces make a transition from a smooth flow to a mixing, turbulent flow. A new MIT analysis shows the importance…
Temporal evolution of the bubble within different fluids. Note the shape of the ejector jet after each bubble pinch off. Credit: Lokesh Rohilla Researchers zero…
Scientists know little about turbulence, such as that formed from water gushing out of a pipe at high velocity. Scientists gain a deeper understanding of…
On the beach in the Netherlands in 2016. Oddly shaped rings. Is this the same effect we’re seeing? Here, a lot of different effects are…