As a fighter jet quickly ascends and accelerates forward, a sonic boom reverberates across the jet's surface and through the surrounding sound waves. At best, it's unpleasant noise pollution. At worst, it can damage the surface ...
General Physics
Sep 19, 2019
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If you've ever looked closely at a 3-D sand or sediment dune within a river or coastal area, did you wonder how it formed?
Soft Matter
Sep 10, 2019
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Advanced simulations have solved a problem in turbulent fluid flow that could lead to more efficient turbines and engines.
General Physics
Jul 25, 2019
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A recent study from Fitzpatrick Referrals and the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Surrey, has found that canine chiari-like malformation can cause significant pain and impact on activity, temperament and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2019
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EPFL biophysicists have taken a systematic look into how bacterial biofilms are affected by fluid flow. The findings can give us clues about the physical rules guiding biofilm architecture, but also about the social dynamics ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2019
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For decades, physicists, engineers and mathematicians have failed to explain a remarkable phenomenon in fluid mechanics: the natural tendency of turbulence in fluids to move from disordered chaos to perfectly parallel patterns ...
General Physics
May 28, 2019
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Whether it is designing the most effective method for fuel injection in engines, building machinery to water acres of farmland, or painting a car, humans rely on liquid sprays for countless industrial processes that enable ...
General Physics
Feb 11, 2019
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Deep beneath the Earth's surface, oil and groundwater percolate through gaps in rock and other geologic material. Hidden from sight, these critical resources pose a significant challenge for scientists seeking to evaluate ...
General Physics
Feb 11, 2019
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The "magic carpet" featured in tales from "One Thousand and One Nights" to Disney's "Aladdin" captures the imagination not only because it can fly, but because it can also wave, flap, and alter its shape to serve its riders. ...
Materials Science
Jan 2, 2019
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NASA has made a commitment to send humans to Mars by the 2030s. This is an ambitious goal when you think that a typical round trip will anywhere between three and six months and crews will be expected to stay on the red planet ...
Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2018
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