Ripples, like ones produced by raindrops falling in a puddle, are also called capillary waves. Studied since antiquity, they ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Ancient wave ripples on Mars, discovered by NASA's Curiosity rover, indicate the presence of ice-free, shallow lakes around 3.7 billion years ago. These ripples ...

A ripple tank can be used to measure and calculate frequency, wavelength and the speed of waves on the surface of the water. A ripple tank is a transparent shallow tray of water with a light ...

An interdisciplinary team of physicists and biomedical engineers unlocked new properties in capillary waves thanks to superhydrophobicity.