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Researchers with the American Physical Society report generating water waves that arrange themselves into quasicrystalline patterns — ordered structures that never repeat, previously seen mainly in certain alloys and crystals. The work extends quasicrystal physics to fluid dynamics, offering a new way to study these unusual symmetries in a tabletop experiment. Physicists are highlighting it as a striking demonstration of exotic order in an everyday medium.
- 2Active turbulence defined as non-equilibrium phase transition●Fully developed active turbulence defined through a non-equilibrium phase transition
A study published in Nature reports that fully developed active turbulence can be characterised through a non-equilibrium phase transition, providing a framework for when chaotic flows in active matter become fully turbulent. The finding connects active turbulence research with phase transition physics, a step researchers say could help model systems from bacterial suspensions to fluid dynamics.
- 3Scientists Use Bottle Acoustics to Steer Microrobots●Driving Robots with Acoustic Resonance Blow across a glass bottle at the right flow speed, and you’ll excite Helmholtz r
Researchers have developed a new method for controlling microrobots using Helmholtz resonance — the acoustic effect produced when you blow across a glass bottle's neck. By miniaturizing the effect, they can drive the tiny robots with sound generated by airflow. The work was shared with flow visualization imagery, and physics and fluid dynamics enthusiasts are discussing its potential applications.
- 4The Physics of Soccer Explained Through the Magnus Effect●The Physics of Soccer Explained | The Magnus Effect
Explanations are circulating of how the Magnus effect works in soccer: when a spinning ball curves in flight because pressure differences form on either side of it. The principle helps explain why free kicks and corner kicks bend unexpectedly, and why players like those famous for curling shots can beat goalkeepers. The topic is a staple of physics education, using a familiar sport to illustrate fluid dynamics and forces in motion.
- 5X-ray microscopy reveals flow behaviour in nanoparticle suspensions▼Multiscale transitional flow in anisotropic nanoparticle suspensions revealed by time-resolved X-ray scatter microscopy
Researchers have used time-resolved X-ray scatter microscopy to reveal multiscale transitional flow in anisotropic nanoparticle suspensions, according to a study published in Nature. The technique captures how these suspensions behave across different length and time scales as they transition between flow regimes. Findings could inform work on complex fluids in materials science and industrial processing.
- 6New Quantum Algorithm Targets Fluid-Flow Bottleneck●New Quantum Algorithm Targets Bottleneck in Fluid-Flow Modeling
Researchers have introduced a new quantum algorithm aimed at a key bottleneck in fluid-flow modeling, a computationally intensive problem in physics and engineering. The development suggests quantum computing could eventually speed up simulations of turbulence and fluid dynamics that strain classical supercomputers. Details on the team behind it and practical timelines remain limited.