Scientists have long wondered whether the schooling of fish is driven by hydrodynamic benefits, but the complexity of their environment makes unraveling this complex motion difficult. A recent study uses Keep reading
Month: May 2023
Martian Bees, Canopies, and Dandelion Seeds
The latest FYFD/JFM video is out! May brings us a look at the incredible flight of dandelion seeds, numerical simulations that reveal the flow above forest canopies, and a look Keep reading
Jupiter’s Swirls
Sometimes it amazes me that the Juno spacecraft was originally designed without any cameras onboard. The JunoCam instrument has produced stunning imagery of Jupiter thus far and shows no signs Keep reading
Kilauea’s Rivers of Lava
Kilauea continues to erupt without signs of abating. Aerial video, like this footage from Mick Kalber, shows the scope of the flow. Lava spurts like a hellish fountain from various Keep reading
Bouncing Off a Moving Wall
There are many ways to repel droplets from a surface: water droplets will bounce off superhydrophobic surfaces due to their nanoscale structures; a vibrating liquid pool can keep droplets bouncing Keep reading
Soapy Rainbows
The swirling psychedelic colors of a soap bubble come from the interference of light rays bouncing off the inner and outer surfaces of the film. As a result, the colors Keep reading
The Many Shapes of Fish
After visiting an aquarium or snorkeling near a reef, you may have wondered why fish come in so many different shapes. Given that all fish species need to get around Keep reading
Waves Below the Surface
Even a seemingly calm ocean can have a lot going on beneath the surface. Many layers of water at different temperatures and salinities make up the ocean. Both of those Keep reading
Rainbow Paint on a Speaker
Every year brings faster high-speed cameras and better quality imaging, so the Slow Mo Guys like to occasionally revisit topics they’ve done before, like paint vibrated on a speaker. The Keep reading
Using Air to Break Up Jets
One method of breaking a liquid into droplets, or atomizing it, uses a slow liquid jet surrounded by an annulus of fast-moving gas. The gas along the outside of the Keep reading