Blood may be thicker than water, but in a narrow enough tube, both liquids flow like treacle. This sluggish behaviour arises because, as you reduce the size of the channel, friction between the liquid ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A blood vessel is an elastic tube, and its changing shape affects the properties of the fluid flowing inside it. Conversely, the fluid flow itself also affects the shape of the ...

From your morning milk to cutting-edge spacecraft design, the science of fluid flow shapes our daily lives and future technologies. Recent research blends kitchen experiments, high-speed droplet ...

The Flow Physics and Imaging Laboratory is dedicated to answering fundamental questions about the physics of turbulent fluid flows, primarily by employing advanced imaging diagnostics. We are ...

Scientists may have uncovered a surprising secret behind why life exists at all. A new study suggests that the Universe’s ...

A team of researchers from Boston College has created a new metallic specimen where the motion of electrons flows in the same way water flows in a pipe—fundamentally changing from particle-like to ...

You may be familiar with a common science demonstration done in classrooms: If you mix cornstarch and water together in the right proportions, you create a gooey material that seems to defy the rules ...

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 ...

From classrooms to cutting-edge labs, AI is transforming how we learn, teach, and simulate physics. Educators are rethinking assignments, researchers are solving decades-old problems, and engineers ...