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/...

Postdoctoral researcher @robert-hunt.bsky.social of @fluiddanamics.bsky.social, in collaboration with UNC-Chapel Hill, has found surprising new insights into how particles sink in stratified fluids like oceans, where the density of the fluid changes with depth. www.brown.edu/news/2025-06...

Ever wondered how porous particles settle in a density stratification? Check out our entry to the Gallery of Fluid Motion!! Also come to my talk at DFD: R28.00005, Room: 251 F, Monday at 2:42pm. #APSDFD #HarrisLab www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVS7...