Counterintuitively, cells move faster in thicker fluids. New research on breast cancer cells explains why, and reveals the role that fluid viscosity plays in metastasis.
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A trip to the beach is a perfect opportunity to explore the peculiar properties of some fascinating fluids.
There’s much more to waves than the part you see at the beach.
The science behind the suits that gave Britain’s medal-winning athletes a crucial speed boost.
How do a frog’s tongue and saliva work together to be sticky enough to lift 1.4 times the animal’s body weight? Painstaking lab work found their spit switches between two distinct phases to nab prey.
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Oceanography, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biology, Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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PhD Student in Biomechanics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Aerodynamics, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York
