This week NASA released two new images of the shock waves surrounding T-38C jets in free flight. They’re the result of NASA’s new adaptations of the schlieren photography technique, which Keep reading
Month: January 2025
Fluids Round-up
Time for another look at some of the best fluids content out there. It’s the fluids round-up – with a special focus this week on oceans! – Ryan Pernofski spent Keep reading
The Brazil Nut Effect
The Brazil nut effect is a common name for the phenomenon where large particles tend to rise to the top of a mixture when it’s shaken. It’s also the subject Keep reading
Upcoming Webcast
This weekend I’ll be holding my second live webcast for FYFD patrons. This month we’ll be focusing on the subject of planetary science, one of the coolest applications out there Keep reading
A Rocket Launch From Above
Rocket launches often produce spectacular imagery, but it’s rare to get a launch view quite like this one. The photograph above shows the recent launch of an Atlas V rocket Keep reading
Plasma Flow Control
Engineers frequently face the challenge of maintaining control of air flow around an object across a wide range of conditions. After all, wind turbines and airplanes don’t always get to Keep reading
Bonbon Coatings
If you’ve ever bitten into a chocolate-covered bonbon, you may have noticed that the candy’s chocolate coating is remarkably uniform. Inspired by this observation, a group of engineers have investigated Keep reading
Underwater Explosions
Underwater explosions are incredibly dangerous and destructive, and this animation shows you why. What you see here are three balloons, each half-filled with water and half with air. A small Keep reading
Going With The Flow
Going with the flow Guys, I’m in Science! WHHHAAAAT?
Fluttering Feathers
Birds do not always vocalize in order to make their songs. The male African broadbill, shown in the top video above, makes a very distinctive brreeeet in its flight displays, but Keep reading