Superconductors contain tiny tornadoes of supercurrent, called vortex filaments, that create resistance when they move. This affects the way superconductors carry a current.
Nanophysics
Jun 11, 2018
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Similar to the eye of a hurricane, physicists of research institute AMOLF, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Texas at Austin, have captured light in the eye of an optical vortex. The research will be published ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 4, 2018
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It's common to see line-shaped clouds in the sky, known as contrails, trailing behind the engines of a jet airplane.
Engineering
May 14, 2018
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To get the extremely high-resolution images vital to study new materials, microbes, and more, scientists often build microscopes based on optical vortices. Forming these tiny tornadoes of light is done using quartz or liquid ...
Plasma Physics
May 7, 2018
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Not for the first time in recent years, Europe has descended into a deep freeze while the Arctic experiences record high temperatures, leaving scientists to ponder the role global warming may play in turning winter weather ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2018
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Overwhelming scientific evidence has demonstrated that our planet is getting warmer due to climate change, yet parts of the eastern U.S. are actually getting cooler. According to a Dartmouth-led study in Geophysical Research ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2018
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Researchers have developed a new type of organic vortex laser, which is a laser that emits a helical beam of light. In the future, miniature arrays of these vortex lasers, each with a slightly different spiral shape, may ...
To build more aerodynamic machines, researchers are drawing inspiration from an unlikely source: the ocean.
General Physics
Feb 6, 2018
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When it comes to weather, it's hard to sound scarier than "bomb cyclone."
Environment
Jan 4, 2018
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Anchorage, Alaska, was warmer Tuesday than Jacksonville, Florida. The weather in the U.S. is that upside down.
Environment
Jan 3, 2018
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