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Celebrating the physics of all that flows

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Wet Masks Block Droplets Better

Nicole Sharp - December 21, 2021November 30, 2021

As wearing face masks for long periods has become more typical, you may have wondered whether a soggy mask offers less protection. All masks — cloth, surgical, and N-95s — Keep reading

Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, droplet impact, fluid dynamics, physics, scienceLeave a Comment on Wet Masks Block Droplets Better

The Yarning Droplet

Compound Droplet Fragmentation

Marangoni-Propelled Droplets

Droplets on Oil Film

Gathering Droplets

Nicole Sharp - March 4, 2021February 17, 2021

In deserts around the world, plants have adapted to collect as much moisture as they can. Geometry aids them in this endeavor because droplets on the tip of a cone Keep reading

Tagged droplets, fluid dynamics, physics, science, surface tensionLeave a Comment on Gathering Droplets

Droplet Slide

Slow Mo Droplets

Droplets From Speaking

Nicole Sharp - October 28, 2020October 6, 2020

Illnesses like COVID-19 can spread through droplets and aerosols produced by coughing, sneezing, or even speaking. New research looks at how regular speech patterns produce a spray of droplets. Researchers Keep reading

Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, disease transmission, droplets, fluid dynamics, medicine, physics, Plateau-Rayleigh instability, scienceLeave a Comment on Droplets From Speaking

Droplets on Inclined Walls

Nicole Sharp - October 21, 2020September 24, 2020

When a droplet impacts an inclined surface, it spreads asymmetrically. The splash shape is largely elliptical, as researchers found when modeling such impacts over a range of inclination angles. Understanding Keep reading

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