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Using coalescence, researchers guide a microfluidic droplet through a maze. Research

Microfluidic Pac-Man

Nicole Sharp - February 18, 2021February 2, 2021

Researchers are using coalescence to guide microdroplets through a miniature maze, a la Pac-Man. To steer the main droplet, they place a smaller droplet nearby in the direction they want Keep reading

With a fixed background and some software, a smartphone video can reveal snowfall flow patterns. Phenomena

Snowflake Velocimetry

Nicole Sharp - February 17, 2021February 1, 2021

In our era of remote learning, students don’t always have a chance to do hands-on lab experiments in the usual fashion. But that doesn’t mean they can’t explore important flow Keep reading

An egg yolk. Research

This Is Your Brain

Nicole Sharp - February 16, 2021January 29, 2021

The human brain, like an egg, consists of soft matter bathed in a fluid and encased in a hard shell. To better understand how our brains respond to sudden accelerations, Keep reading

Von Karman vortices off the islands of Cabo Verde. Phenomena

Strings of Swirls

Nicole Sharp - February 15, 2021January 28, 2021

Von Karman vortex streets are the rows of alternating vortices shed off isolated objects interrupting a flow. Here, the volcanic peaks of Cabo Verde disrupt an atmospheric flow accustomed to Keep reading

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Viscoplastic Drop Impact

Nicole Sharp - February 12, 2021January 27, 2021

There are many materials that don’t behave exactly as a fluid or a solid, instead displaying characteristics of both. In this video, we see drops of hair gel falling into Keep reading

A silver-washed fritillary butterfly. Research

Flexible Wings Aid Butterfly Flight

Nicole Sharp - February 11, 2021January 26, 2021

Butterflies are some of the oddest flyers of the insect world, given the large size of their wings relative to their bodies. That could be a recipe for inefficient flight, Keep reading

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Phenomena

Chasing Tornadoes

Nicole Sharp - February 10, 2021January 25, 2021

Tornadoes are some of the most powerful storms on Earth. Their difficult-to-predict nature means that we still have a relatively scant understanding of exactly how they form. We know the Keep reading

Cross-section of poplar wood as it dries. Research

Inside Drying Wood

Nicole Sharp - February 9, 2021January 21, 2021

Wood must dry before it can be used in most applications, but with its complex internal structure exactly how wood dries out has been unclear. New experiments combining MRI and Keep reading

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“Chocolate Lullaby”

Nicole Sharp - February 8, 2021January 20, 2021

In this music video for the song “Chocolate Lullaby,” the Macro Room team feature all kinds of fluid dynamical phenomena. It begins with pouring viscous fluids, which, like honey or Keep reading

Two of my fountain pens on my work journal. Admin

Interview: Fountain Pen Physics

Nicole Sharp - February 7, 2021February 7, 2021

It’s not much of a secret that I love fountain pens. Recently, I got to combine two of my passions by explaining fountain pen physics on the Stationery Orbit podcast. Keep reading

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