Search results for fluid mechanics

Soft Matter Nov 19, 2020

Researchers identify features that could make someone a virus super-spreader

New research from the University of Central Florida has identified physiological features that could make people super-spreaders of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.

Earth Sciences Apr 4, 2016

Vibrations make large landslides flow like fluid

A new study may finally explain why some landslides travel much greater distances than scientists would normally expect. A team of researchers used a sophisticated computer model to show that vibrations generated by large ...

Computer Sciences Aug 19, 2015

Supercomputers listen to the heart

New supercomputer models have come closer than ever to capturing the behavior of normal human heart valves and their replacements, according to recent studies by groups including scientists at the Institute for Computational ...

Materials Science Jul 20, 2015

A promising approach to fuel production that would reduce costs, energy use, and carbon dioxide emissions

New findings released by MIT researchers could help energy companies implement a long-recognized process for converting heavy, high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a ...

Engineering Mar 2, 2015

Borrowing from whales to engineer a new fluid sensor

How can a humpback whale and a device that works on the same principle as the clicker that starts your gas grill help an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fly longer and with more stability?

Condensed Matter Aug 1, 2014

Researchers develop treated surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move (w/ Video)

Researchers at MIT and in Saudi Arabia have developed a new way of making surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move across them. The work might enable new kinds of biomedical or microfluidic devices, ...

Engineering Jun 19, 2012

Paddle vs. propeller: Which competitive swimming stroke is superior? (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Two swimming strokes -- one that pulls through the water like a boat paddle and another that whirls to the side like a propeller -- are commonly used by athletes training for the Olympic Games. But elite swimmers ...

General Physics Nov 11, 2010

Study reveals the subtle dynamics underpinning how cats drink (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cat fanciers everywhere appreciate the gravity-defying grace and exquisite balance of their feline friends. But do they know those traits extend even to the way cats lap milk?

Soft Matter Apr 7, 2022

Engineers describe how fluid suspensions exhibit different behaviors at different scales

Honey is already a thick liquid, but let it begin to crystalize and it can become downright clumpy. The sugar crystals in suspension seem to increase its viscosity. This phenomenon occurs throughout the natural and constructed ...

Cell & Microbiology Dec 17, 2018

When a fish becomes fluid

Zebrafish aren't just surrounded by liquid, but turn liquid—in part—during their development. As the zebrafish embryo develops from a ball of cells to a fully-formed fish, a region of the embryo switches its phase from ...

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