Models in cell mechanics: dewetting, force sensing, and nanoparticle internalization 13 Aug 2013 | 05:48 pm

In this talk I will present three problems in cell mechanics where insight is gained through physical modeling and analogies to inert systems. First I will discuss how endothelial cells can oppose the...

Fluid Mechanics in Drinking 12 Jul 2013 | 05:32 pm

A fluid dynamics analysis of Siqueiros’ accidental painting technique 12 Jun 2013 | 02:02 pm

Painters often acquire a deep empirical knowledge of the way in which dyes and inks behave. Through experimentation and practice, they can control these fluids to create textures and images. David Alf...

Gravity-driven Interfacial Flows: Vorticity-based Models 5 Jun 2013 | 05:45 pm

Efforts to develop analytical models that predict the front velocity of gravity currents date back over seven decades to the work by von Karman (1940). The most commonly employed model today is due to...

How do dispersed inertial particles modify turbulent flows? 4 Jun 2013 | 02:34 pm

Turbulent flows laden with inertial particles are ubiquitous in nature (e.g. aerosols in clouds, and dust storms on Earth and Mars) and in industrial applications (e.g. liquid fuel and pulverized coal...

Wake Signature Detection 29 May 2013 | 07:26 pm

The various regimes of strongly stratified flows have been studied extensively in theory, laboratory and numerical experiment. Indeed much of this work has been championed here at LadHyX. In the case ...

Cell shape changes: quantitative role of membrane, cytoskeleton, and how they are attached 27 May 2013 | 12:43 pm

In order to unveil generic mechanisms of cell movements and shape changes, we design stripped-down experimental systems that reproduce cellular behaviours in simplified conditions, using liposome memb...

Folding and Unfolding of Leaves: growth movements and impact on shapes 16 May 2013 | 12:50 pm

In temperate climate, leaves develop in winter enclosed in a bud (they are popping out now). One strategy to keep growing in a limitedspace is to create folds. These folds are not mechanical instabili...

Curling dynamics of naturally curved ribbons from high to low Reynolds numbers 30 Apr 2013 | 02:49 pm

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Behind the scenes, the editorial process 22 Apr 2013 | 04:13 pm

Learn about the publishing process and what editors actually do. Paige Shaklee, editor of Trends in Biotechnology, from Cell Press will shed light on the editorial process.