It's no secret that air travel requires a lot of technical know-how. What exactly is wake turbulence and how does it affect ...

In a breakthrough that challenges conventional physics, scientists have confirmed the existence of “second sound” — a ...

These imbedded vortices interact with each other and create some turbulence within the overall vortex. This lessens the strength of the overall vortex. In contrast, a clean wing produces a single ...

More information: Rong Tan et al, One-step formation of polymorphous sperm-like microswimmers by vortex turbulence-assisted microfluidics, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49043-0 ...

At the same time, that vortex is carrying conductive aerosol particles, which ionize the air and produce even more turbulence. Coarse copper leaf was chosen as the most conductive aerosol out of ...

Turbulent ball: William Irvine, Takumi Matsuzawa and colleagues have used this apparatus to track turbulence with lasers and high-speed cameras. (Courtesy: Takumi Matsuzawa) Researchers in the US have ...

One man died and 30 people were injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore that hit severe turbulence on Tuesday. The plane made an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi ...

One person is dead, and 30 are injured after a Singapore Airlines flight faced severe turbulence. Turbulence is getting worse, and that trend is likely to continue because of climate change.

Turbulence is being examined more closely in the wake of several recent incidents. An expert in aviation and the climate told BI how the warming atmosphere makes turbulence worse. One study found ...