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Curious movie #3

Curious movie #3

Mar 19, 2025 | Outreach

The barchan dunes race Briefly We study the interactions between dunes that structure sand deserts on a large scale Some details You can observe a field of barchan dunes (crescent-shaped dunes) reproduced underwater in the laboratory on a small scale (the dunes are...
Curious movie #2

Curious movie #2

Mar 14, 2025 | Outreach

Marangoni flows induced by soluble surfactants https://msc.u-paris.fr/fluides-complexes-et-ecoulements-capillaires/ In a nutshell A solution of soluble surfactants is injected into pure water. The surface flows observed are a macroscopic manifestation of the...
Curious movie #1

Curious movie #1

Feb 21, 2025 | Outreach

A cell aggregate is aspired through a constriction   In a nutshell An aggregate of cells is forced through a hole. This allows us to study its mechanical properties. A few details This is an aggregate of mouse embryo carcinoma cells (F9 cells). The hole is 50 by 140...