2011 March Meeting Video Gallery

See some of the most exciting videos to be featured in talks at the upcoming APS March meeting in the Virtual Press Room Video Gallery.

Here are a few sample videos from the gallery.

Swimming Diode

A diode is an object that conducts electric current in only one direction. Powering a diode with an alternating current (AC) electric field causes the diode in this video to pump water over its surface, propelling it back and forth on the water surface. Modifying the AC field causes the diode to change direction.


Carbon Nanotube Material vs. Silicone Rubber

The shaking tables in this, part one of three videos, show that a new carbon nanotube-based material stays flexible over a wide range of temperatures, from -190C to room temperature (RT) to 900C. The paper sumo wrestlers easily keep their feet when riding on a cushion of carbon nanotube material, regardless of the material’s temperature, while the silicone rubber only helps the wrestlers at room temperature.


Syrup Falling on Waffles

This computer simulation shows how a thick fluid behaves when falling on a moving conveyor belt. It also simulates the extremely complicated movement of hair and shows how a gooey fluid would behave when draped over objects, like syrup being poured on waffles.



Visit the video gallery to see more videos from the 2011 March Meeting.