Deactivating COVID-19 Virus Cough Droplets With UV-C Lamps
Using supercomputer numerical modeling of saliva droplets’ diffusion produced by coughs, researchers in Italy explore deactivating COVID-19 virus particles via UV-C light. One of the…
Using supercomputer numerical modeling of saliva droplets’ diffusion produced by coughs, researchers in Italy explore deactivating COVID-19 virus particles via UV-C light. One of the…
Tiny fluorescent particles, laser light used to study water flowing through tire grooves. When a vehicle travels over a wet or flooded road, water builds…
Aerosol simulations show how airborne particles containing SARS-CoV-2 spread within a music classroom and how to use portable HEPA air purifiers to reduce their spread….
More preventive measures, such as shielding underneath tables and improving air conditioner filtration efficiency, could reduce exposure to COVID-19 within air-conditioned restaurants. The detailed physical…
Editor’s note: Varghese Mathai is a physicist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who studies the flow of fluids and gases. He conducted a study…
Researchers from the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester and the University of Pennsylvania identify ultra-fast gas flows through atomic-scale apertures in 2D…
New study suggests waters will become more turbulent as Arctic loses summertime ice. Eddies are often seen as the weather of the ocean. Like large-scale…
Scientists studying the aerodynamics of infectious disease share steps to curb transmission during indoor activities. Wear a mask. Stay six feet apart. Avoid large gatherings….
Dispersion of large, medium, small airborne cough droplets in various outdoor conditions. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led many researchers to study airborne droplet transmission…
Modeling shows SARS-CoV2 isn’t spread very well by the small droplets that linger longest. Aerosol microdroplets, the tiny particles that linger in the air longest…
Open windows, use glass screens in front of desks; Aerosol spread of virus in classrooms with air conditioning poses issues for students, teachers. As the…
As the coronavirus has affected more than 30 million people globally, researchers have increasingly focused on the extent to which airborne respiratory droplets carrying the…
Discovery of a topological change of an interfacial hydrodynamics by a partial miscibility and creating a cross-disciplinary discipline of chemical thermodynamics and interfacial hydrodynamics. The…
Impact of evaporation on virus survival, concentration, transmission. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise worldwide, it is increasingly urgent to understand how climate impacts the…
Tea drinkers have been saying it for years. Water heated in a microwave just isn’t the same. Typically, when a liquid is being warmed, the…
A mathematical model of droplet migration may have important implications for understanding the spread of airborne diseases, such as COVID-19. The World Health Organization has…
Professor Swetaprovo Chaudhuri (UTIAS) normally spends his time thinking about the motion of fluids through jet engines. Now, that expertise is being used to understand…
Simulated coughs and sneezes from mannequins show higher efficacy in multilayered, well-fitted cloth masks. While the use of face masks in public has been widely…