Some patterns formed by water waves are surprisingly similar to ones seen in exotic states of matter called Bose–Einstein condensates 1. Many types of pattern can form on the surface of a vibrating ...

An unusual kind of water wave can repeatedly toss a water droplet into the air thousands of times without breaking it. For the past decade, Nicolas Mujica at the University of Chile and his ...

When Hurricane Helene roared into the Southeast with winds near 140 mph, the storm did more than shred roofs and flood ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Last year, onlookers observed a startling site on China’s Qiantang River: waves forming a grid-like pattern. Dubbed the “matrix tide,” this complex wave pattern was caused by the river ...

Fig. 1 An internationally collaborated group, led by Ikerbasque Professor Konstantin Bliokh (upper-right) in DIPC Spain, Nanyang Assistant Professor Yijie Shen (mid-right) in NTU Singapore, and ...

Researchers manipulated water waves to move ping pong balls with a level of precision that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie. Reading time 3 minutes Imagine hopping onto a large floatie in a lake ...

If you ever see the rare phenomenon known as square waves, also known as a cross-sea, in the ocean, get out immediately. While most waves form parallel to the shore and break at the coastline, square ...