Soft Matter
May 10, 2022
At home, do-it-yourself fluid mechanics
Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused many disruptions in the educational system, it also led to some surprising benefits.
Search results for non newtonian fluids
Soft Matter
Mar 3, 2022
Why bubbles in viscoelastic liquids move faster
Why do large gas bubbles in viscoelastic liquids (such as polymer and protein solutions) rise so much faster than expected? An open question with great relevance for industrial production processes. Researchers at TU Graz ...
Materials Science
Dec 28, 2021
The surprising science of sunscreen, sand and ice cream
Ahh, summer at the beach! The sun on your face, sand between your toes, an ice cream in your hand.
General Physics
Sep 17, 2021
Fiber tracking method delivers important new insights into turbulence
Whether it's heart murmurs and pipeline transport of oil, or bumpy airplanes and the dispersal of pollutants, turbulence plays an important role in many everyday events. But despite being commonplace, scientists still don't ...
Soft Matter
Aug 26, 2021
Secrets of COVID-19 transmission revealed in turbulent puffs
Turbulence is everywhere—in the movement of the wind, the ocean waves and even magnetic fields in space. It can also be seen in more transient phenomena, like smoke billowing from a chimney, or a cough.
Polymers
Apr 14, 2021
Experimental observation of the elastic range scaling in turbulent flow with polymer additives
When long-chain flexible polymers are dissolved in a turbulent flow, the flow properties can be changed drastically by reducing the drag and enhancing the mixing. A fundamental riddle in materials science is to understand ...
General Physics
Oct 7, 2019
Oobleck's weird behavior is now predictable
It's a phenomenon many preschoolers know well: When you mix cornstarch and water, weird things happen. Swish it gently in a bowl, and the mixture sloshes around like a liquid. Squeeze it, and it starts to feel like paste. ...
Soft Matter
Aug 29, 2019
A new way to measure how water moves
When a chemical spills in the environment, it's important to know how quickly the spill will spread. If a farmer irrigates a crop, the person will need to know how fast the water should move through the soil and be absorbed ...
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2019
Powering a solution: Professor takes charge at improving lithium ion batteries safety
As cutting edge as electric vehicles are, they're still vulnerable to an Achilles heel—the very source that gives them power.
General Physics
Oct 24, 2018
Scientists develop computational model to predict human behavior
Army researchers have developed for the first time an analytic model to show how groups of people influence individual behavior.
