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Strategic Air Purifier Placement Reduces Virus Spread Within Music Classrooms

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 — The University of Minnesota School of Music was concerned about one-on-one teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and wondered if it should supplement […]

Irradiating COVID-19 Cough Droplets with UV-C Lamps

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2021 — One of the primary ways the COVID-19 virus is transmitted is via airborne diffusion of saliva microdroplets, so it is paramount to […]

Complex Fluid Dynamics May Explain Hydroplaning

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 — When a vehicle travels over a wet or flooded road, water builds up in front of the tire and generates a lift […]

Simply Speaking While Infected Can Potentially Spread COVID-19

WASHINGTON, February 23, 2021 — COVID-19 can spread from asymptomatic but infected people through small aerosol droplets in their exhaled breath. Most studies of the flow of […]

Porous Materials Unfavorable for Coronavirus Survival

WASHINGTON, February 9, 2021 — As COVID-19 spreads via respiratory droplets, researchers have become increasingly interested in the drying of droplets on impermeable and porous surfaces. Surfaces […]

Advanced Simulations Reveal How Air Conditioning Spreads COVID-19 Aerosols

WASHINGTON, February 9, 2021 — The detailed physical processes and pathways involved in the transmission of COVID-19 are still not well understood. Researchers decided to use advanced […]

Why Food Sticks to Nonstick Frying Pans

WASHINGTON, February 2, 2021 — Despite the use of nonstick frying pans, foods will sometimes get stuck to a heated surface, even if oil is used. The […]

Temperature, Humidity, Wind Predict Second Wave of Pandemic

WASHINGTON, February 2, 2021 — The “second wave” of the coronavirus pandemic has placed much blame on a lack of appropriate safety measures. However, due to the […]

Air Purifiers May Do More Harm Than Good in Confined Spaces with Airborne Viruses

WASHINGTON, January 26, 2021 — The positions of air inlets and outlets in confined spaces, such as elevators, greatly affect airborne virus transmission. In Physics of Fluids, […]