How To Shelter From a Nuclear Explosion
Simulations reveal the destructive power of blast waves and the best places to take shelter. A nuclear explosion is a catastrophic event with no safe…
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Mesmerizing: Watch Water Droplets Merge on the International Space Station
Scientists designed and analyzed water droplet experiments that were conducted on the International Space Station. Understanding how water droplets spread and coalesce is essential for…
Predicting Risk of Aneurysm Rupture Based on Blood Flow and Fluid Dynamics
Patient-specific data and a mathematical model determine how aneurysm shape and size influence growth and rupture. Cerebral aneurysms appear in approximately 5% to 8% of…
Physicists Reveal More Effective and Earth-Friendly Way To Clean Dishes
Washing dishes with superheated steam is more effective and Earth-friendly. Simulations show steam kills bacteria on a plate in just 25 seconds — without soap….
Saturn V Rocket Was LOUD – As Loud as 10,000 Jet Engines – but Didn’t Melt Concrete
Physics-based acoustical models and historical data combine to correct common misconceptions about the most powerful rocket launched to date. The Saturn V, which carried mankind…
New Way Invented To Produce Oxygen on Mars for Future Explorers
Converting carbon dioxide into oxygen and producing fuels, fertilizers on the red planet using a plasma-based method. A plasma-based way to produce and separate oxygen…
Scientists Discover That Rocket Exhaust Pollution Lingers in the Earth’s Atmosphere for a Disturbing Amount of Time
By simulating the fluid dynamics of rocket exhaust gases, scientists have been able to analyze the atmospheric emissions from rockets Commercial spaceflights by firms like…
Sizzling Sound of Deep-Frying Reveals Complex Physics of Vapor Cavities
Moistened chopsticks, water droplets in hot cooking oil reveal complicated bubble dynamics and sound characteristics. As its name implies, fluid mechanics is a branch of…
Electrode Design Paves Way for High-Performance Hybrid Biofuel Cells
Amphiphilic assembly generates hybrid biofuel cells with improved power output and operational stability. Enzyme electrodes are useful in a variety of applications, including biosensing systems…
Danger of Double Masking Against COVID-19
Proper Fit Crucial for Optimal Mask Protection Face shape influences mask fit, suggests problems with double masking against COVID-19. In its updated guidance at the…
Desktop Air Curtain System Developed That Prevents Spread of COVID-19
Device suitable for use in hospital wards, blood labs, and reception counters. In efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, miniaturizing air curtains for hospital…
Learn Physics in Your Kitchen: Do-It-Yourself Fluid Mechanics
Home study projects of complex fluids in anyone’s kitchen, using readily available equipment and substances. Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused many disruptions across the educational…
Simulating Supernova Remnants and Star Formation With a High-Power Laser in Earthbound Lab
High-power laser and foam ball show how blast waves from supernova remnant might trigger star formation in a molecular cloud. Molecular clouds are collections of…
Stunning Plasma Experiment: Modeling Earth’s Magnetosphere in the Laboratory
Experimental platform combines Large Plasma Device with lasers, magnetic dipoles; reveals insights about Earth’s shield against solar wind. A magnetosphere forms around any magnetized object,…
Harvesting Energy at Night: Solar Cell Keeps Working Long After Sun Sets
Harvesting energy from the temperature difference between photovoltaic cell, surrounding air leads to a viable, renewable source of electricity at night. About 750 million people…
Simple Experiment Using Pickled Eggs to Demonstrate Diffusion
Experiment designed for home or classroom shows how time, temperature affect diffusion. Marinated, or pickled, eggs are enjoyed by cultures around the world. There are…
Scientists Create Ideal Pizza Dough That Rises Perfectly Without Yeast
Dissolving gas into dough at high pressures can create ideal rise without yeast. In typical breads, yeast produces bubbles via a biochemical process, causing dough…
Quantum Behavior of Massive Objects: Gravitational Wave Mirror Experiments Can Evolve Into Quantum Entities
Quantum physical experiments exploring the motion of macroscopic or heavy bodies under gravitational forces require protection from any environmental noise and highly efficient sensing. An…
