COVID-19 Pandemic Could Be Stopped if at Least 70% of the Public Wore Face Masks Consistently
Face masks slow spread of COVID-19; types of masks, length of use matter. The use of face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19…
Fluid Mechanics
COVID-19 Researchers Identify Features of a Virus Super-Spreader
Sneezes from people who have congested noses and a full set of teeth travel about 60% farther than from people who don’t, according to a…
Contagion Transmission Model: Estimating Risk of Airborne COVID-19 With Mask Usage, Social Distancing
The Contagion Airborne Transmission inequality model illustrates correlation between physical distancing and protection, the efficacy of face masks and the impact of physical activity on…
Physicists Surprised to Find That Thick Fluids Like Honey Flow Faster Than Water in Specially Coated Tubes
In specially coated tubes, the more viscous a liquid is, the faster it flows. It’s widely known that thick, viscous liquids — like honey —…
New Research May Revise a Theory of Flowing Viscous Liquids That Was Accepted for Over 60 Years
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…
Visualization Shows How Face Shields (and Some N95 Masks) Fail to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Visualization study illustrates why face shields alone don’t work. If the United States Centers for Disease Control and…
Fluid Physics of Movement in Marine Snails Could Lead to Novel Bio-Inspired Underwater Vehicles
Cuvierina atlantica, a thecosomatous pteropod with an elongated shell. Credit: David Murphy and coauthors Poetry in motion: Engineers analyze the fluid physics of movement in…
COVID-19 Warning: Flushing Public Restroom Toilets Can Spew Clouds of Particles Carrying Viruses
Using a public restroom? Mask up! Think you don’t need to worry about COVID-19 while using a public restroom? A group of researchers from Yangzhou…
Researchers Capture Incredible Footage of Fluid “Fracturing” Like a Solid Under Stress
Swansea University researchers from the College of Engineering have captured the moments a fluid reacts like a solid through a new method of fluid observation…
Behind the Strange Dead-Water Phenomenon: What Makes Ships Mysteriously Slow Down or Even Stop?
What makes ships mysteriously slow down or even stop as they travel, even though their engines are working properly? This was first observed in 1893…
Yikes! Flushing Toilets Create Long-Lasting Clouds of Virus-Containing Particles
Coronavirus could be transmitted through a long-lasting cloud of virus-containing aerosol droplets ejected from a flushing toilet. Researchers used a computer simulation to show how…
Solved: Fluid Mechanics Mystery That’s Been Puzzling Scientists for Decades
An Oregon State University environmental engineering professor has solved a decades-old mystery regarding the behavior of fluids, a field of study with widespread medical, industrial,…
MIT Study Shows Textbook Formulas for Describing Heat Flow Characteristics Are Oversimplified
Understanding How Fluids Heat or Cool Surfaces – Crucial in Many Industries Whether it’s water flowing across a condenser plate in an industrial plant, or…
Glug, Glug: Physics of Bubble Dynamics Reveals How to Empty Bottles Faster
Researchers zero in on the rhythmic sound bubble dynamics produce during bottle emptying to better understand the physics at play. Bottle emptying is a phenomenon…
Fluid Mechanics Discovery Inspired by Street Performers Making Gigantic Soap Bubbles
Physics of giant bubbles burst a secret of fluid mechanics that may help the flow of oil through pipes. A study inspired by street performers…
Laser Doppler Velocimetry Delivers New Insights Into Mysterious Fluid Motions
Scientists gain a deeper understanding of turbulent and transitional pipe flows. Water issuing from an ordinary faucet tells a complex tale of its journey through…
Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics – Oobleck’s Weird Behavior Is Now Predictable [Video]
MIT engineers develop a model that predicts how the cornstarch-water mixture turns from liquid to solid, and back again. It’s a phenomenon many preschoolers know…
After 127 Years, Physics Riddle Finally Solved
Researcher proves that boat wakes can be skewed. He solved a 127-year-old physics problem on paper and proved that off-centered boat wakes could exist. Five…