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Tag: fluids

ABC TV News: Is the Paris Olympic swimming pool slower?

ABC TV NEWS

Interview with Kathryn Robinson on ABC TV News.

fluids, olympics, sport, swimming

Is the shallow pool in Paris really slowing Olympic swimmers down? Here’s what the science says

THE GUARDIAN, THE CONVERSATION

Not many swimming world records have fallen at the Paris Olympics. Is the pool to blame?

fluids, olympics, sport, swimming, waves

ABC Radio: The science of breaking waves and shuffling cards

ABC RADIO

Interview with Suzanne Hill on ABC Radio Nightlife.

fluids, mathematics, oceanography, shuffling, surfing, waves

ABC Radio: The science of sunscreen, sand, and ice cream

ABC RADIO

Interview with Tim Webster on ABC Radio Overnights.

fluids, oceanography, viscosity

The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don’t know how it works

THE CONVERSATION

Scientists are still not sure what puts the “curl” in curling.

Australia, fluids, friction, ice, olympics, rotation, sport, tribology

Slip, slop, slurp! The surprising science of sunscreen, sand and ice cream

THE CONVERSATION

Ahh, summer at the beach! The sun on your face, sand between your toes, an ice cream in your hand. For scientists young and old, a trip to the beach is also a perfect opportunity to explore the peculiar properties of some fascinating fluids.

fluids, ice cream, sand, sunscreen, viscosity
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