New experiments suggest that a reverse sprinkler is driven by angular momentum induced at its centre as water is drawn in
Read article: Experiments provide new insights into the reverse sprinkler problem
Waves that decay over time can transport particles vertically as well as horizontally
Read article: New model of ocean waves sheds fresh light on the spread of microplastic pollution
Previous theory of water transport is ruled out
Read article: Venus flytraps snap shut by rapid cell-wall softening
In a breakthrough in droplet physics, researchers find a way to get centimetre-scale water droplets to jump into the air
Read article: A bursting bubble can make a puddle jump
Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob Malinowski and Joe Forth explain
Read article: Droplet scientists push the boundary between living and non-living matter
New work could promote the development of next-generation machines without mechanical interlocking teeth
Read article: Fluid gears make their debut
New device could help us better understand phenomena from ocean waves and hurricanes to weather and climate
Read article: Microscale ‘wave-on-a-chip’ device sheds light on nonlinear hydrodynamics
New experiments and calculations could improve aerosol and microfluidic technologies while shedding more light on airborne disease transmission
Read article: Physicists explain why some fast-moving droplets stick to hydrophobic surfaces
Physicists model vacuum tunnelling in a simple system
Read article: Schwinger effect appears in a 2D superfluid
Effect could come in useful for a host of practical applications that call for fluid control
Read article: Meniscus size and shape affect how liquid waves move through barriers
