Tag Archives: Fluid Dynamics

Predicting the Shape of Pointy-Rock Forests

Posted on January 19, 2022 by rberkowitz

The shape and curvature evolution of dissolving rocks can be predicted using a new theory. Continue reading →

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Laser Breaks Liquid into Uniform Droplets

Posted on December 11, 2021 by rberkowitz

A laser beam hitting a column of liquid controls the droplet pinch-off at the bottom of the stream. Continue reading →

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Strong Currents Don’t Faze Salt Marsh Coastal Defences

Posted on October 18, 2021 by rberkowitz

A model captures the influence of plant flexibility, leaves, and current on
wave dissipation by a meadow of marsh plants. Continue reading →

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Cubes Keep Their Distance

Posted on April 22, 2021 by rberkowitz

Cubes suspended in a liquid are less likely than spheres to form clusters and fall out of solution. Read more in APS Physics…

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Loopy Pipe Network Converts AC to DC

Posted on March 19, 2021 by rberkowitz

A simple network of pipes based on the structures of a bird’s lung transforms back-and-forth flow into one-way flow. Continue reading →

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A Vortex in an Egg Cell

Posted on January 16, 2021 by rberkowitz

During a fruit-fly egg cell’s early development, its internal fluid begins to swirl in a vortex—a transition caused by the coordinated behavior of elastic filaments in the cell. Continue reading →

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Mechanically stressed phytoplankton light up

Posted on September 1, 2020 by rberkowitz

The bioluminescent intensity depends on the rate and amplitude of the micro – organism’s deformation.  Continue reading →

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Finding Flow in Granular Media

Posted on August 24, 2020 by rberkowitz

A new model can predict how packed particles move through both 2D and 3D channels. Continue reading →

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Mechanically stressed phytoplankton light up

Posted on August 13, 2020 by rberkowitz

The intensity of bioluminescence depends on the rate and amplitude of the microorganism’s deformation.  Continue reading →

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New Model Predicts Sudden Rogue Waves

Posted on April 17, 2020 by rberkowitz

Unified theory describes formation of huge, mysterious waves. Continue reading →

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