Granular materials, such as sand and gravel, are an interesting class of materials. They can display solid, liquid, and gas-like properties, depending on the scenario. But things can get complicated in cases of high-speed ...
General Physics
May 5, 2021
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If you swirl a glass of wine clockwise, the wine inside will also rotate clockwise. But, if you're making a blueberry pancake and you swirl the pan clockwise, the pancake will rotate counterclockwise. Don't believe us? Go ...
General Physics
Aug 30, 2019
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Moving within granular media such as sand is a trick that occurs not only in science-fiction movies. The sandfish lizard, which lives in the desert, is also able to perform this task. In order to do so, this lizard behaves ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 24, 2017
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In the desert, the sand surface can become extremely hot during the day, up to 70ºC. In order to escape these temperatures, some desert lizards adopt a fascinating strategy: They dive a few centimeters under the sand surface ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 15, 2017
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In physics, thermal convection of a fluid is exhibited by the appearance of geometric structures through which the fluid moves, forming closed circuits. This phenomenon is of vital importance for many industrial applications ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 14, 2016
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Computer graphics today can produce amazingly photorealistic images. Many motives, however, require very long computation times. Researchers of KIT, Disney Research, Zurich, and Cornell University have now developed a process, ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 4, 2015
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Sand, rocks, grains, salt or sugar are what physicists call granular media. A better understanding of granular media is important - particularly when mixed with water and air, as it forms the foundations of houses and off-shore ...
General Physics
Mar 26, 2015
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at Harvard University has come up with a way to move objects in three-dimensional space without touching them. As they describe in their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...
It's easy to get in a jam. But it's much harder to explain exactly how or when it started.
General Physics
Dec 14, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study published in the July 17 issue of the journal Science details how sandfish -- small lizards with smooth scales -- move rapidly underground through desert sand. In this first thorough examination of ...
General Physics
Jul 16, 2009
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