A hybrid approach simulates the breakup and entrapment of water droplets in hypersonic vehicles’ air flow fields.

While surface tension pulls water molecules inward, other forces pull outward. If the electric field is strong enough, the water droplet will not be able to find a shape that can balance both ...

When the wire spokes pull the blocks inward, the wheel’s traction increases – similar to how surface tension holds a liquid droplet in a circular shape. In contrast, loosening the wire spokes ...

The droplet-solid interfacial tension, the solid surface tension, and the droplet surface tension commonly determine the contact angle. (b) AL oscillation paths (top) and simulated electric field ...

We can make water's surface tension do even more amazing things. Get a canning jar and put a screen over the hole. Water can pass through the screen, as you would expect.

The droplet's surface tension defines its resistance to deformation, ... Aug. 13, 2021 — Some proteins in cells can separate into small droplets like oil droplets in water, ...

Physicists at the University of Liège have succeeded in sculpting the surface of water by exploiting surface tension. Using 3D printing of closely spaced spines, they have combined menisci to ...

You may think that water striders move across the water's surface simply by wiggling their legs, but they actually utilize what is known as the Maragoni effect. Scientists have now utilized the ...