Brightly colored paints and inks mix and flow in artist Roman De Giuli’s “Color Show.” De Giuli typically creates this fluid art in thin layers atop paper. He’s a master Keep reading
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Dendritic Painting Physics
In the art of Akiko Nakayama, colors branch and split in a tree-like pattern. In studying the process, researchers found the physics intersected art, soft matter mechanics, and statistical physics. Keep reading
Lasers and Soap Films
Soap films are a great system for visualizing fluid flows. Researchers use them to look at flags, fish schooling and drafting, and even wind turbines. In this work, researchers explore Keep reading
Surviving Rainfall
Water striders spend their lives at the air-water boundary, skittering along this interfacial world. But what happens when falling rain destroys their flat existence? That’s the question that motivated today’s Keep reading
“Origin”
Billowing turbulence, mushroom-like Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities, and spreading flows abound in Vadim Sherbakov’s “Origin.” The short film takes a macro looks at fluids — inks, alcohols, soaps, and other household liquids. Keep reading
“Lucid”
Artist Roman Hill made this official music video to go with Thomas Vanz’s “Lucid.” The imagery, formed from ink and other fluids, warps our sense of scale. Though the camera Keep reading
“Perfect Sky”
It’s all blue skies in Roman De Giuli’s short film, “Perfect Sky.” Created with paint, ink, and glitter on paper, it’s a relaxing piece of fluid art. Put on your Keep reading
Mocha Diffusion
These firework-like patterns spread when dyes are added atop a viscous but miscible lower fluid layer. Here, researchers use lower layers like corn syrup and xanthan gum; then they spread Keep reading
“Mosquito Egg Raft”
A raft of mosquito eggs floats on water in this award-winning image by Barry Webb. Capillary effects stretch and distort the interface, creating a complicated meniscus where the eggs meet Keep reading
“High Flow”
Roman De Giuli’s “High Flow” is vibrant and energetic. Colorful paints and inks flow across the page, creating complex patterns. I love the blossoming flows, feathery fronds, and spreading Marangoni Keep reading