From the chariot wheels crossing the Gobi Desert in 3,000 BCE to the intricate bronze clockwork of the Antikythera mechanism ...

Flapping and soaring: The tips of pelicans' wings turn down when they fly near the surface of water. Aerodynamics experts are trying to understand why. (Courtesy: iStock/Aschen) For human-built ...

Gain insight into fluid dynamics through numerical simulation. Go beyond theoretical analysis and experimental measurements with the power of reliable computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and heat ...

A dreamy new exhibition of images showcases the art of physics, from the beauty of a bubble rising to the flow of water around coral. The images, part of the American Physical Society's Division of ...

This week, physicists at the Division of Fluid Dynamics meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, exhibited their best experimental images in a “gallery of fluid motion” Air vortices often form around the ...

YOU may think that complex equations and alcohol don’t, or perhaps shouldn’t, mix. But make your favourite cocktail and you will unknowingly encounter some of the most complex processes in fluid ...

More than a billion cups of coffee are consumed daily: French press, espresso, cold brew, whatever it takes. Arnold Mathijssen, a physicist at the University of Pennsylvania in the US, is partial to ...