Following up on my invited DFD talk last year, @jackwilliamb.bsky.social and I put together an overview of the "Propulsion and interaction of wave-propelled interfacial particles," now published at @prfluids.bsky.social !

doi.org/10.1103/353x...

Looking forward to sharing our approach and some of our open hardware projects at the @aapthq.bsky.social Summer Meeting in DC! @oshwassociation.bsky.social

#harrislab hardware projects: sites.brown.edu/harrislab/ha...

By the same principle, for a fixed particle volume, spheres are the slowest to settle in this regime, having the minimum surface area.

In stratified fluids, small porous particles can settle faster than large ones. In linear stratification, the settling rate is set by the solute absorption rate. New predictions and experiments in our latest work out today in @pnas.org.

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Introducing CyberDiver!

This new untethered robotic device is capable of actively controlling impact forces and splash dynamics during water entry.
arxiv.org/abs/2503.20702

Design source files:
github.com/harrislab-br...

Work led by #harrislab PhD student John.

Enjoyed supporting STEM Day at Brown with our latest SurferBot workshop! 🌊🤖

Thanks to @jackwilliamb.bsky.social and other members of the #harrislab for making it a success.

Latest #harrislab work now live at PRE @apsphysics.bsky.social.

doi.org/10.1103/Phys...

Here we study the wave-mediated synchronization of two capillary spinners. Work led by @jackwilliamb.bsky.social.

Certified Open Hardware by @oshwassociation.bsky.social certification.oshwa.org/us002726.html

New #harrislab #openhardware release!

Introducing IMpack, an open source high-bandwidth data-logging inertial measurement unit. Battery powered, data logging to SD card, sample rates up to 26.6 kHz, <$100.

github.com/harrislab-br...

Happy Holidays from the #harrislab!