A tiny bubble popping within a liquid seems more fanciful than traumatic. But millions of popping vapor bubbles can cause significant damage to rigid structures like boat propellers or bridge supports ...

The formation and subsequent collapse of bubbles has been seen for the first time in a flowing liquid crystal. This process is called cavitation and occurs when the pressure drop in a flowing fluid is ...

Researchers embarked on a multidisciplinary project to determine how cavitation bubbles within micro- or nano-structures could mitigate surface erosion and enhance the efficiency in microfluidic ...

Cavitation entails the formation, growth and eventual collapse of vapour or gas bubbles in a liquid when local pressure falls below the vapour pressure. The process is governed by nucleation at ...

Cavitation bubbles can kill fish and damage boat propellers. Researcher say learning more about them could harness that power for industrial uses, like safer cleaning processes. Virginia Tech ...

Mike Mitton of Mitton Valve Technology in Brantford, Ontario, Canada accidentally discovered that his racing-engine valve tests were creating a process that could remove unwanted materials from water, ...

Picture this: a dark alley where the suave evil dude has cornered a helpless plot point. Looming behind the evil dude is someone as broad as he is tall. The generic muscle has a shaven head, missing ...

A snapping shrimp no longer than a human finger can close its oversized claw fast enough to launch a jet of water that ...

The pistol shrimp isn't hotter than the Sun, but the tiny cavitation bubble created by its snapping claw briefly reaches extraordinary temperatures. Here's how.

Washington: A tiny bubble popping within a liquid seems more fanciful than traumatic. But millions of popping vapour bubbles can cause significant damage to rigid structures like boat propellers or ...