The shearing of fluids—meaning the sliding of fluid layers over each other under shear forces—is an important concept in nature and in rheology, the science that studies the flow behavior of matter, ...

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has developed a new cubic equation of state (EOS) that provides a physical justification for a mathematical structure that the ...

Shini is very excited to start talking about Fluids. In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini is very excited to start talking about Fluids. You see, she's a Fluid Dynamicist and Mechanical ...

A study inspired by street performers making gigantic soap bubbles led to a discovery in fluid mechanics: Mixing different molecular sizes of polymers within a solution increases the ability of a thin ...

Videos of shaking blue drops, oscillating flames, and dripping fluids win the top prize of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. This frame from one of the Gallery of Fluid Motion award-winning videos ...

Researchers show how the judicious choice of fluid filler can suppress the turbulent flow that severely hinders the “top-kill” plugging of a blown-out oil well. Figure 1: (Top left) Kelvin-Helmholtz ...

Researchers demonstrate an active-fluid system whose behaviors map directly to predictions of the six-vertex model—an exactly solvable model that was originally developed to explain the behavior of ...

Physics is supposed to be predictable. Drop a ball, and gravity pulls it down. Heat water, and it boils. Light travels in straight lines. Yet throughout history, scientists have encountered ...

Whether he was aware of it or not, the painting technique of Jackson Pollock shows evidence of a keen understanding of a classic phenomenon in fluid dynamics. Pollock created his most iconic works not ...

The knife easily leaves swirls in the spread. rimglow/iStock via Getty Images Plus Those Transportation Security Administration requirements are drilled into every frequent flyer’s head: You can carry ...