Browse Physics

High-speed camera studies show the detailed behavior of liquid droplets bouncing and eventually shooting off of a hot surface.

Surprisingly uniform layers that form in the ocean result from salt fingers—long, vertical tubes of water with salt content different from their surroundings—according to simulations.

The universal shape of necking liquids as they form drops has been measured experimentally.

Some droplets throw out a fine spray as they hit a liquid surface because of a hidden pattern of fluid flow.

Researchers have developed a new method of magnetic resonance imaging that can track the turbulent flow that swirls around moving bubbles.

A phenomenon called capillary fracturing determines how fluids drain into tightly packed porous granular media.

Gaskets and other seals can stop leaks even if the leak-preventing surfaces have just 42 percent of their area in contact at the microscopic scale, according to computer simulations.

Mysterious ripples on stalactites are explained by a theory that includes the dripping water’s fluid dynamics. The results could help researchers reconstruct ancient precipitation records.