Understanding Breakups
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2017 — As interest and demand for nanotechnology continues to rise, so will the need for nanoscale printing and spraying, which relies on […]
Surprising results found in the swimming mechanism of microorganism-related model
WASHINGTON, D.C., Tuesday, January 24, 2017 — For years, B. Ubbo Felderhof, a professor at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Germany’s RWTH Aachen University, has explored […]
Blocks of Ice Demonstrate Levitated and Directed Motion
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 6, 2016 — Resembling the Leidenfrost effect seen in rapidly boiling water droplets, a disk of ice becomes highly mobile due to a levitating […]
Space-based Droplet Dynamics Lessons?
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 18, 2016 — Droplets in space can grow freakishly large and bounce off nonwetting surfaces in truly unearthly ways. Astronauts frequently encounter huge droplets, […]
Mapping Free-Fall Styles of Solid Objects Within Fluids
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 11, 2016 — By carefully observing scenes as simple as leaves falling from trees or dandelion seeds blowing in the wind, we can see […]
Measuring the Flowing Forces and Bending on Aquatic Plants
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 4, 2016 — Beneath the surface of rivers and streams, aquatic plants sway with the current, playing an unseen but vital role in the […]
Foam Stops Sloshing Liquid
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 13, 2016 — Clinking your glass of beer often leaves its contents sloshing back and forth. Soon, though, the motion stops, your drink settles […]
Quest to Find the ‘Missing Physics’ at Play in Landslides
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 30, 2016 — During the 1990s, Charles S. Campbell, now a professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of […]
Studying Blood Flow Dynamics to Identify the Heart of Vessel Failure
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2016 — When plaque, fatty deposits that build up on the inside of arteries, rupture and block blood flow, the results can be […]