Fluid dynamics

Watching fluid flow at nanometer scalesResearchers find that tiny nanowires can lift liquids as effectively as tubes.

Research update: A new model accurately predicts three-dimensional sand flowModel may be useful in improving the flow of grain in silos, and drug capsules in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Research update: Jumping droplets help heat transferScalable nanopatterned surfaces designed by MIT researchers could make for more efficient power generation and desalination.

Sitting still or going hunting: Which works better?If you’re a microbe floating in the ocean, there’s no single best strategy for getting food, MIT research shows.

Shifting sandsNew model predicts how sand and other granular materials flow.

Water world'Weather in a tank' demonstration helps students grasp fluid dynamics.

Greenhouse gas can find a home undergroundNew MIT analysis shows there’s enough room to safely store at least a century’s worth of U.S. fossil fuel emissions.

Making droplets drop fasterNew nanopatterned surfaces could improve the efficiency of powerplants and desalination systems.

Sugar high for beesBees, and similar nectar feeders, get sweeter juice with dipping tongues.

Peraire named head of the Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsComputational aerodynamics specialist succeeds Ian Waitz, who was named dean of engineering

In the mixResearch finds ‘viscous fingers’ can induce efficient mixing of fluids in tight spaces.