Scientists Reveal the Fluid Physics Behind Why Sighs Feel So Damn Good
The human body works in complex ways—sometimes, certain motions are so small that it’s easy to miss how…
Kirigami-inspired parachutes with programmable reconfiguration
Zhai, Z., Wu, L. & Jiang, H. Mechanical metamaterials based on origami and kirigami. Appl. Phys. Rev. 8,…
How Much Does a Single Cell Weigh? The Brilliant Physics Trick of Weighing Something Less Than a Trillionth of a Gram
AI-generated image. Credit: Midjourney/ZME Science. How much does life weigh? It sounds like a strange question, but to…
Experimental confirmation of secondary flows within granular media
Experimental setup The experimental flume is divided into three sections: a reservoir to supply incoming grains, the flow…
Scientists Crack the Code of China’s Mysterious “Matrix Tide”
On China’s Qiantang River, witnesses recently observed an extraordinary “matrix tide,” where colliding tidal bores formed a grid…
Century-old turbulence theory confirmed in bubble swarm experiments
An international team of scientists has successfully shown that swarms of rising bubbles create turbulence that behaves exactly…
Stable singular fractional skyrmion spin texture from the quantum Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
Stegeman, G. & Segev, M. Optical spatial solitons and their interactions: universality and diversity. Science 286, 1518–1523 (1999).…
Kinetic turbulence drives MHD equilibrium change via 3D reconnection
The 3D helical flux ropes in VEST Two essential magnetic field components, the poloidal and toroidal fields, are…
Tunability of acoustic band gaps using Thue Morse quasiperiodic lateral resonators
Shin, Y. C. et al. Phononic band gap of a quarter-wave stack for enhanced piezoelectric energy harvesting. Int.…
Physicists Have Unlocked the Secret to the Perfect Cup of Coffee, While Using Fewer Beans
Getting the perfect cup of coffee as part of your morning ritual may have just gotten easier, while…