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  1. From the artist who painted with his feet to the splashes of Pollock: abstraction takes over the Centre Pompidou Malaga

    Abstraction was not merely a shift in perspective, or a response to the figurative art and realism that…
    #NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #abstraction #Artist #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Design #Entertainment #feet #from #his #Malaga #over #painted #pollock #pompidou #splashes #takes #the #UK #UnitedKingdom #who #with
    newsbeep.com/uk/601539/

  2. From the artist who painted with his feet to the splashes of Pollock: abstraction takes over the Centre Pompidou Malaga

    Abstraction was not merely a shift in perspective, or a response to the figurative art and realism that…
    #NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #Abstraction #Artist #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #CA #Canada #Design #Entertainment #feet #from #his #malaga #over #painted #Pollock #pompidou #splashes #takes #the #who #with
    newsbeep.com/ca/690430/

  3. From the artist who painted with his feet to the splashes of Pollock: abstraction takes over the Centre Pompidou Malaga

    Abstraction was not merely a shift in perspective, or a response to the figurative art and realism that…
    #NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #abstraction #Artist #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #AU #Australia #Design #Entertainment #feet #from #his #malaga #over #painted #pollock #pompidou #splashes #takes #the #who #with
    newsbeep.com/au/684154/

  4. From the artist who painted with his feet to the splashes of Pollock: abstraction takes over the Centre Pompidou Malaga

    Abstraction was not merely a shift in perspective, or a response to the figurative art and realism that…
    #NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #abstraction #Artist #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #AU #Australia #Design #Entertainment #feet #from #his #malaga #over #painted #pollock #pompidou #splashes #takes #the #who #with
    newsbeep.com/au/684154/

  5. Artemis II Crew Splashes Down Safely After NASA Moon Mission
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    <p>The four astronauts of Artemis II returned to Earth on Friday following their historic NASA moon mission
    #splashes #artemis #mission #safely

  6. Artemis II Crew Splashes Down Safely After NASA Moon Mission
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    <p>The four astronauts of Artemis II returned to Earth on Friday following their historic NASA moon mission
    #splashes #artemis #mission #safely

  7. Wavy Water Entry

    When an object like a sphere enters the water, it drags air into the water behind it, creating a cavity. Depending on the sphere’s impact speed, the cavity might close first under the water, forming a deep seal, or at the surface with a surface seal. But, as this video points out, water often isn’t still. Here, they explore how the sphere’s entry changes when there are ripples on the water surface. (Video and image credit: M. Ibrahim et al.; via GFM)

    #2025gofm #fluidDynamics #physics #science #splashes #vibration #waterEntry #waterImpact #waves
  8. The Best of FYFD 2025

    Happy 2026! This will be a big year for me. I’ll be finishing up and turning in the manuscript for my first book — which flows between cutting edge research, scientists’ stories, and the societal impacts of fluid physics. It’s a culmination of 15 years of FYFD, rendered into narrative. I’m so excited to share it with you when it’s published in 2027.

    As always, though, we’ll kick off the year with a look back at some of FYFD’s most popular posts of 2025. (You can find previous editions, too, for 2024, 202320222021202020192018201720162015, and 2014.) Without further ado, here they are:

    • Charged Drops Don’t Splash
    • Strata of Starlings
    • Espresso in Slow-Mo
    • The Incredible Engineering of the Alhambra
    • Uranus Emits More Than Thought1
    • Kolmogorov Turbulence
    • Bow Shock Instability
    • How Particles Affect Melting Ice
    • The Puquios System of Nazca
    • Cooling Tower Demolition
    • A Glimpse of the Solar Wind
    • Bubbling Up
    • A Sprite From Orbit
    • Cornflower Roots Growing
    • How Sunflowers Follow the Sun

    What a great bunch of topics! I’m especially happy to see so many research and research-adjacent posts were popular. And a couple of history-related posts; I don’t write those too often, but I love them for showing just how wide-ranging fluid physics can be.

    Interested in keeping up with FYFD in 2026? There are lots of ways to follow along so that you don’t miss a post.

    And if you enjoy FYFD, please remember that it’s a reader-supported website. I don’t run ads, and it’s been years since my last sponsored post. You can help support the site by becoming a patronbuying some merch, or simply by sharing on social media. And if you find yourself struggling to remember to check the website, remember you can get FYFD in your inbox every two weeks with our newsletter. Happy New Year!

    (Image credits: droplet – F. Yu et al., starlings – K. Cooper, espresso – YouTube/skunkay, fountain – Primal Space, Uranus – NASA, turbulence – C. Amores and M. Graham, capsule – A. Álvarez and A. Lozano-Duran, melting ice – S. Bootsma et al., puquios – Wikimedia, cooling towers – BBC, solar wind – NASA/APL/NRL, Lake Baikal – K. Makeeva, sprite – NASA, roots – W. van Egmond, sunflowers – Deep Look)

    1. I know what I did. ↩︎
    #biology #bowShock #espresso #flowVisualization #fluidDynamics #fluidsAsArt #history #ice #melting #physics #plants #science #shockwave #solarWind #splashes #sprite #turbulence #Uranus
  9. #FlyDay and #Splashes for #BirdoftheDay in one pictures, with a Brown Pelican making a landing on water. So much more graceful than when they hit the waves after a fish. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin #Photography

  10. Forming Vesicles on Titan

    Scientists are still debating exactly what shifts nature from chemical and physical reactions to living cells. But vesicles — small membrane-bound pockets of fluid carrying critical molecules — are a commonly cited ingredient. Vesicles help cluster important organic molecules together, increasing their chances of combining in the ways needed for life. Now scientists are suggesting that Titan, Saturn’s moon, could form vesicles of its own.

    On Earth, molecules known as amphiphiles feature a hydrophilic (water-loving) end and a hydrophobic (water-fearing) one. When dispersed in water, amphiphiles crowd at the surface, placing their hydrophilic end in the water and their hydrophobic end outward toward the air. On Titan, the Cassini mission revealed organic nitrile molecules that behave similarly with methane rather than water.

    Their two-sided structure means that these molecules — like Earth’s amphiphiles — will gather at the surface of Titan’s liquids. When methane rain falls on the Titan’s seas, the impact creates aerosol droplets that slowly settle back to the liquid surface. When that happens, the droplet’s molecular monolayer and the lake’s monolayer meet, enclosing the droplet’s contents in a double-layer of molecules that prevent contact between the droplet and the lake.

    Within that newly-formed vesicle, all kinds of molecules can bump shoulders, creating new opportunities for complex chemistry. (Image credit: Titan – ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona, illustration – C. Mayer and C. Nixon; research credit: C. Mayer and C. Nixon; via Gizmodo)

    #biology #chemistry #fluidDynamics #physics #science #splashes #Titan #vesicle

  11. Manu Jumping, a.k.a. How to Make a Big Splash

    The Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand compete in manu jumping to create the biggest splash. Here’s a fun example. In this video, researchers break down the physics of the move and how it creates an enormous splash. There are two main components — the V-shaped tuck and the underwater motion. At impact, jumpers use a relatively tight V-shape; the researchers found that a 45-degree angle works well at high impact speeds. This initiates the jumper’s cavity. Then, as they descend, the jumper unfolds, using their upper body to tear open a larger underwater cavity, which increases the size of the rebounding jet that forms the splash. To really maximize the splash, jumpers can aim to have their cavity pinch-off (or close) as deep underwater as possible. (Video and image credit: P. Rohilla et al.)

    #2024gofm #diving #flowVisualization #fluidDynamics #manuJumping #physics #science #splashes #sports #WorthingtonJet

  12. Manu Jumping, a.k.a. How to Make a Big Splash

    The Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand compete in manu jumping to create the biggest splash. Here’s a fun example. In this video, researchers break down the physics of the move and how it creates an enormous splash. There are two main components — the V-shaped tuck and the underwater motion. At impact, jumpers use a relatively tight V-shape; the researchers found that a 45-degree angle works well at high impact speeds. This initiates the jumper’s cavity. Then, as they descend, the jumper unfolds, using their upper body to tear open a larger underwater cavity, which increases the size of the rebounding jet that forms the splash. To really maximize the splash, jumpers can aim to have their cavity pinch-off (or close) as deep underwater as possible. (Video and image credit: P. Rohilla et al.)

    #2024gofm #diving #flowVisualization #fluidDynamics #manuJumping #physics #science #splashes #sports #WorthingtonJet

  13. Manu Jumping, a.k.a. How to Make a Big Splash

    The Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand compete in manu jumping to create the biggest splash. Here’s a fun example. In this video, researchers break down the physics of the move and how it creates an enormous splash. There are two main components — the V-shaped tuck and the underwater motion. At impact, jumpers use a relatively tight V-shape; the researchers found that a 45-degree angle works well at high impact speeds. This initiates the jumper’s cavity. Then, as they descend, the jumper unfolds, using their upper body to tear open a larger underwater cavity, which increases the size of the rebounding jet that forms the splash. To really maximize the splash, jumpers can aim to have their cavity pinch-off (or close) as deep underwater as possible. (Video and image credit: P. Rohilla et al.)

    #2024gofm #diving #flowVisualization #fluidDynamics #manuJumping #physics #science #splashes #sports #WorthingtonJet

  14. Manu Jumping, a.k.a. How to Make a Big Splash

    The Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand compete in manu jumping to create the biggest splash. Here’s a fun example. In this video, researchers break down the physics of the move and how it creates an enormous splash. There are two main components — the V-shaped tuck and the underwater motion. At impact, jumpers use a relatively tight V-shape; the researchers found that a 45-degree angle works well at high impact speeds. This initiates the jumper’s cavity. Then, as they descend, the jumper unfolds, using their upper body to tear open a larger underwater cavity, which increases the size of the rebounding jet that forms the splash. To really maximize the splash, jumpers can aim to have their cavity pinch-off (or close) as deep underwater as possible. (Video and image credit: P. Rohilla et al.)

    #2024gofm #diving #flowVisualization #fluidDynamics #manuJumping #physics #science #splashes #sports #WorthingtonJet

  15. Manu Jumping, a.k.a. How to Make a Big Splash

    The Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand compete in manu jumping to create the biggest splash. Here’s a fun example. In this video, researchers break down the physics of the move and how it creates an enormous splash. There are two main components — the V-shaped tuck and the underwater motion. At impact, jumpers use a relatively tight V-shape; the researchers found that a 45-degree angle works well at high impact speeds. This initiates the jumper’s cavity. Then, as they descend, the jumper unfolds, using their upper body to tear open a larger underwater cavity, which increases the size of the rebounding jet that forms the splash. To really maximize the splash, jumpers can aim to have their cavity pinch-off (or close) as deep underwater as possible. (Video and image credit: P. Rohilla et al.)

    #2024gofm #diving #flowVisualization #fluidDynamics #manuJumping #physics #science #splashes #sports #WorthingtonJet

  16. Charged Drops Don’t Splash

    When a droplet falls on a surface, it spreads itself horizontally into a thin lamella. Sometimes — depending on factors like viscosity, impact speed, and air pressure — that drop splashes, breaking up along its edge into myriad smaller droplets. But a new study finds that a small electrical charge is enough to suppress a drop’s splash, as seen below.

    The drop’s electrical charge builds up along the drop’s surface, providing an attraction that acts somewhat like surface tension. As a result, charged drops don’t lift off the surface as much and they spread less overall; both factors inhibit splashing.* The effect could increase our control of droplets in ink jet printing, allowing for higher resolution printing. (Image and research credit: F. Yu et al.; via APS News)

    *Note that this only works for non-conductive surfaces. If the surface is electrically conductive, the charge simply dissipates, allowing the splash to occur as normal.

    #dropletImpact #droplets #electricalField #electrohydrodynamics #fluidDynamics #lamella #physics #science #splashes #splashing

  17. Charged Drops Don’t Splash

    When a droplet falls on a surface, it spreads itself horizontally into a thin lamella. Sometimes — depending on factors like viscosity, impact speed, and air pressure — that drop splashes, breaking up along its edge into myriad smaller droplets. But a new study finds that a small electrical charge is enough to suppress a drop’s splash, as seen below.

    The drop’s electrical charge builds up along the drop’s surface, providing an attraction that acts somewhat like surface tension. As a result, charged drops don’t lift off the surface as much and they spread less overall; both factors inhibit splashing.* The effect could increase our control of droplets in ink jet printing, allowing for higher resolution printing. (Image and research credit: F. Yu et al.; via APS News)

    *Note that this only works for non-conductive surfaces. If the surface is electrically conductive, the charge simply dissipates, allowing the splash to occur as normal.

    #dropletImpact #droplets #electricalField #electrohydrodynamics #fluidDynamics #lamella #physics #science #splashes #splashing

  18. Charged Drops Don’t Splash

    When a droplet falls on a surface, it spreads itself horizontally into a thin lamella. Sometimes — depending on factors like viscosity, impact speed, and air pressure — that drop splashes, breaking up along its edge into myriad smaller droplets. But a new study finds that a small electrical charge is enough to suppress a drop’s splash, as seen below.

    The drop’s electrical charge builds up along the drop’s surface, providing an attraction that acts somewhat like surface tension. As a result, charged drops don’t lift off the surface as much and they spread less overall; both factors inhibit splashing.* The effect could increase our control of droplets in ink jet printing, allowing for higher resolution printing. (Image and research credit: F. Yu et al.; via APS News)

    *Note that this only works for non-conductive surfaces. If the surface is electrically conductive, the charge simply dissipates, allowing the splash to occur as normal.

    #dropletImpact #droplets #electricalField #electrohydrodynamics #fluidDynamics #lamella #physics #science #splashes #splashing

  19. Charged Drops Don’t Splash

    When a droplet falls on a surface, it spreads itself horizontally into a thin lamella. Sometimes — depending on factors like viscosity, impact speed, and air pressure — that drop splashes, breaking up along its edge into myriad smaller droplets. But a new study finds that a small electrical charge is enough to suppress a drop’s splash, as seen below.

    The drop’s electrical charge builds up along the drop’s surface, providing an attraction that acts somewhat like surface tension. As a result, charged drops don’t lift off the surface as much and they spread less overall; both factors inhibit splashing.* The effect could increase our control of droplets in ink jet printing, allowing for higher resolution printing. (Image and research credit: F. Yu et al.; via APS News)

    *Note that this only works for non-conductive surfaces. If the surface is electrically conductive, the charge simply dissipates, allowing the splash to occur as normal.

    #dropletImpact #droplets #electricalField #electrohydrodynamics #fluidDynamics #lamella #physics #science #splashes #splashing

  20. Charged Drops Don’t Splash

    When a droplet falls on a surface, it spreads itself horizontally into a thin lamella. Sometimes — depending on factors like viscosity, impact speed, and air pressure — that drop splashes, breaking up along its edge into myriad smaller droplets. But a new study finds that a small electrical charge is enough to suppress a drop’s splash, as seen below.

    The drop’s electrical charge builds up along the drop’s surface, providing an attraction that acts somewhat like surface tension. As a result, charged drops don’t lift off the surface as much and they spread less overall; both factors inhibit splashing.* The effect could increase our control of droplets in ink jet printing, allowing for higher resolution printing. (Image and research credit: F. Yu et al.; via APS News)

    *Note that this only works for non-conductive surfaces. If the surface is electrically conductive, the charge simply dissipates, allowing the splash to occur as normal.

    #dropletImpact #droplets #electricalField #electrohydrodynamics #fluidDynamics #lamella #physics #science #splashes #splashing

  21. Since Harold Edgerton’s experiments with stroboscopic photographs in the 1930s, we’ve been fascinated by the shape of splashes. These days students and artists can take advantage of programmable external flashes to capture this split-second moment of impact. Here, a pink-dyed drop of ethanol strikes a jet rising from a pool of glycerin, milk, and food coloring. The resulting splash is umbrella-like, with a thickened rim that shows tiny ligaments of fluid — an early sign of the instability that will ultimately detach droplets from the splash. This image was taken by students in a course that connects art and fluid mechanics. (Image credit: L. Sharpe et al.; via Physics Today)

    https://fyfluiddynamics.com/2024/07/making-a-splash/

    #crownSplash #fluidDynamics #fluidsAsArt #instability #physics #science #splashes #WorthingtonJet

  22. Since Harold Edgerton’s experiments with stroboscopic photographs in the 1930s, we’ve been fascinated by the shape of splashes. These days students and artists can take advantage of programmable external flashes to capture this split-second moment of impact. Here, a pink-dyed drop of ethanol strikes a jet rising from a pool of glycerin, milk, and food coloring. The resulting splash is umbrella-like, with a thickened rim that shows tiny ligaments of fluid — an early sign of the instability that will ultimately detach droplets from the splash. This image was taken by students in a course that connects art and fluid mechanics. (Image credit: L. Sharpe et al.; via Physics Today)

    https://fyfluiddynamics.com/2024/07/making-a-splash/

    #crownSplash #fluidDynamics #fluidsAsArt #instability #physics #science #splashes #WorthingtonJet