Author, aerospace engineer, science communicator. Writes with excessive enthusiasm about fluid physics at FYFD.
Nicole Sharp
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The concrete that makes up so much of our world is usually local in origin. To keep costs low, engineers use locally-sourced ingredients to make it. But not all ingredients perform the same.
https://fyfluiddynamics.com/?p=30722
Nicole Sharp
Back when I started FYFD, I could find very few decent photos of lava flows to illustrate posts. Now, thanks to drone cameras, we have a glut of absolutely gorgeous footage of flowing lava.
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FYI, this book is an absolute delight from the very opening line onward.
Cutting through ice using the pressure of a weighted wire does not break an ice block in two. As the wire passes through the ice, the melted water refreezes in its wake, leaving an intact block.
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Keyboard Mistakes Observation #2046: The words "rooted" and "rotted" differ by only one letter.
From oil drums to--yes--soda cans, liquid-filled cylindrical shells are everywhere. And, it turns out, these structures fail differently than empty shells or ones filled with a solid. Liquid-filled cylinders buckle in sequential rings.
https://fyfluiddynamics.com/?p=30595
Dolphins are such fast and agile swimmers that, naturally, scientists have long wanted to understand how they swim so well. A recent study draws on numerical simulation to analyze the flow a dolphin creates when flapping its tail.
https://fyfluiddynamics.com/?p=30589
Back in 2015, students were experimenting with an alternative fire extinguisher that used sound below the range of human hearing; now a company is pitching a version of that technology for replacing sprinklers.
https://fyfluiddynamics.com/?p=30547
Ocean sprays, coughs, and sneezes are just a few of the ways that droplets full of bacteria and salt can get aloft on a breeze. How do these bacteria stay viable even as their droplet evaporates? That's the question in today's post.
https://fyfluiddynamics.com/?p=30332
Looking for a summer read that covers everything from molecular gastronomy and Indigenous engineering to DNA analysis and cutting-edge medicine? Check out my review of "How the World Flows" over at @physicsworld.bsky.social physicsworld.com/a/the-wonder...
Nicole Sharp
Nicole Sharp
Nicole Sharp
Nicole Sharp
Nicole Sharp
Nicole Sharp
Nicole Sharp reviews How the World Flows: Microfluidics from Raindrops to COVID Tests by Albert Folch
