This photograph shows fluorescein dye being ejected from the sprinkler as it spins in forward mode. Credit: NYU’s Applied Mathematics Laboratory Scientists have solved the…
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Different kinds of sharks have intestines with different spiral patterns that favor fluid flow in one direction. Ido Levin and colleagues are recreating those shapes…
Droplets (on the centimeter scale) merge during an experiment on the International Space Station. Credit: Josh McCraney Scientists designed and analyzed water droplet experiments that…
The researchers’ experiment featured transparent walls to allow full visual access and used a state-of-the-art flow visualization. Credit: Michael Schatz Findings reveal a new ‘roadmap’…
Long predicted but never observed, fluid-like electron whirlpools could be leveraged for next-gen low-power electronics. Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT Long predicted but never observed before,…
Experienced cooks can tell when cooking oil is at the right temperature by the sizzling sound produced by inserting moist chopsticks. Moistened chopsticks, water droplets…
Using easily available equipment and substances in anyone’s kitchen, you can complete home study projects to learn about complex fluid behavior. Home study projects of…
MIT researchers have designed a 3D-printable “Oreometer” to put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what happens when two wafers…
Janus rods with the same surface characteristics except for the geometry of the coating are depicted. The particles assume completely different orientations, implying they also…
The shape of owl wings, which help the animals fly quietly, can inform airfoil designs. Credit: Wang and Liu Serrated edge of owl wings makes…
Associate Professor Jonathan Boreyko and graduate fellow Mojtaba Edalatpour have made a discovery about the properties of water that could provide an exciting addendum to…
A multitude of swirling clouds in Jupiter’s dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Appearing in the scene…
It’s all about momentum — and tiny amounts of liquid right at the spout. Scientists at TU Wien answer an age-old question: How can the…
Visualization of the spread of droplets when coughing. The droplets are color-coded by size. Red = large, green = medium, blue = small, purple =…
Princeton researchers have developed a technique to better understand how polymers flow through small channels under pressure. Credit: David Kelly Crow Princeton researchers have solved…
The mucus layer on the underside of a snail foot is one example of a soft material that yields to stress up to a certain…
[embedded content]Experiments with dummy heads and masks. Credit: TU Wien Tiny droplets loaded with viruses disappear more slowly after exhalation than previous models suggested. Experiments…
Polyacrylonitrile nanofiber mesh before (left), during (middle), and after (right) capturing water aerosols. The mesh becomes coarser as some nanofibers stick together after the captured…
Combustion chamber during combustion oscillations in a model rocket engine. Credit: Hiroshi Gotoda Power source clusters near rocket engine fuel injectors could create combustion oscillations.…
Credit: Leiden University A certain type of oil droplets changes shape when cooled and shrunk: from spherical through icosahedral to flat hexagonal. Two competing theories…