What do smoke rings, tornadoes and the Great Red Spot of Jupiter have in common? They are all examples of vortices, regions within a fluid (liquid, gas or plasma) where the flow spins around an ...

Researchers have new insight about the formation of vortices in a type of quantum fluid, work that could help our comprehension of the physics mystery of how vortex clusters form and provide valuable ...

Physicists in the UK have created a camera that can image the complex tangles of vortices that form inside a helium-3 superfluid. Developed by Theo Noble and colleagues at Lancaster University, the ...

Linking two smoke rings or tying a single ring into a knot is no easy feat. Such topological vortices are now created in water with the aid of specially printed hydrofoils. Turbulence and vortices are ...

Calling all citizen scientists and classroom investigators: NASA wants YOU to help explain these mesmerizing spirals near Jupiter's north pole. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

A team of researchers from Monash University has uncovered how swimming sperm create corkscrew-shaped fluid vortices that help propel them forward, improving their chances of reaching the egg. The ...

Life is complex. So is fluid dynamics. Actually, you’d think fluid motion isn’t all that complicated. Liquids flow downhill, moving around stationary objects, and generally going from point A to point ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. Turbulence is a big problem -- not just for airline passengers, but for physicists ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have new insight about the formation of vortices in a type of quantum fluid, work ...