Order from chaos: Australian vortex studies are first proof of 70-year-old theory of turbulence in fluids
Two Australian studies published this week offer the first proof of a 70-year-old theory of turbulence.
Two Australian studies published this week offer the first proof of a 70-year-old theory of turbulence.
General Physics
Jun 27, 2019
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For decades, physicists, engineers and mathematicians have failed to explain a remarkable phenomenon in fluid mechanics: the natural tendency of turbulence in fluids to move from disordered chaos to perfectly parallel patterns ...
General Physics
May 28, 2019
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Many of us as kids have played Poohsticks—throwing a twig into flowing water from a bridge or riverbank and watching it race downstream, but then losing the competition because your stick gets caught in the endless spin ...
General Physics
May 24, 2019
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Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the University of Rome, CNRS and the University of Helsinki have recently carried out a study investigating the difference between 3-D anisotropic turbulence in classical ...
The global business environment has become increasingly turbulent, with international alliances and trading blocs fragmenting, extreme political candidates gaining popularity, climate change intensifying, all as the growth ...
Economics & Business
Apr 9, 2019
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Energy saving is important to reduce transportation costs of vehicles as well as their impact on the environment. In this context, because skin-friction drag increases significantly in turbulent flow, it is important to study ...
Soft Matter
Mar 15, 2019
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Bats are among nature's best flyers—able to fly for long periods of time, maneouvre in mid-air with pinpoint precision and get into some very tight spaces. However, scientists have not fully understood exactly how bats ...
Engineering
Feb 28, 2019
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Whether it is designing the most effective method for fuel injection in engines, building machinery to water acres of farmland, or painting a car, humans rely on liquid sprays for countless industrial processes that enable ...
General Physics
Feb 11, 2019
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Teaching is often known as a "trial by fire" profession.
Education
Feb 8, 2019
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An international team of scientists including an employee of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (MSMU) has developed a device for mixing chemical and biological reaction feeds. The team managed to increase ...
Engineering
Dec 28, 2018
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