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…
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…
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…
The Contagion Airborne Transmission inequality model illustrates the correlation between physical distancing and protection, the efficacy of face masks, and the impact of physical activity…
In specially coated tubes, the more viscous a liquid is, the faster it flows. It’s widely known that thick, viscous liquids — like honey —…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…