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Weightless vibrations

#GoodVibrations? Scientists and students took part in ESA’s 65th campaign last week – flying on a aircraft that offers around 20 seconds of weightlessness at each apex on a ‘rollercoaster’ trajectory. These students from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, investigated how piezoelectric devices can be used to control fluids in weightlessness. They look relaxed, but we’re not so sure!

Weightless vibrations

Scientists and students last week took part in ESA’s 65th campaign that offers around 20 seconds of weightlessness at each apex of an aircraft’s rollercoaster flight.This student team from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, investigated how piezoelectric devices can be used to c…