The method involves generating and merging water waves to create complex surface patterns, such as twisting loops and swirling vortices. Laboratory experiments showed that these patterns can pull ...

Regular waves are pretty straightforward – wind blows, water moves, surfers have fun. Square waves , however, are what happens when nature decides to get complicated.

A single undulating wave can bounce a droplet of water up and down for up to an hour and a half. Researchers made the discovery by accident when studying how wave patterns emerge in water ...

Basically, waves that pass through two narrow, parallel slits will form an interference pattern on a screen. This is true for all waves, whether they’re light waves, water waves , or sound waves.

By playing with the magnitude and frequency of the waves produced by the structures, the researchers generated intricate patterns across the water’s surface—such as loops and vortices ...

Researchers have discovered various topological structures in water waves (skyrmions, merons, Möbius and vortices with different topological charges), observed manipulation of floating particles ...

Square Waves Are a Thing — and If You See Them, Get Out of the Water Immediately. Seasoned surfers know to avoid this dangerous ocean phenomenon, also called a cross sea.