The knots in your shoelaces are familiar, but can you imagine knots made from light, water, or from the structured fluids ...

A major European research effort is beginning as Tampere University leads a €4.4 million Doctoral Network focused on high-power optical vortices, a form of twisting light with remarkable potential.

A groundbreaking study published in Science Advances has confirmed one of Albert Einstein’s predictions from over a century ...

Spinning massive objects drag spacetime along with them. This curious phenomenon is an important prediction in general ...

Tiny cavities in energy storage devices form small vortices that help with charging, according to a research team led by TU ...

Tiny cavities in energy storage devices form small vortices that help with charging. This previously unknown phenomenon could ...

A new theory by fluid dynamics experts at the University of California, Berkeley, shows how “zombie vortices” help lead to the birth of a new star. Reporting on Tuesday, Aug. 20, in the journal ...

Vortices play a crucial role in determining the properties of superconductors as well as their applications. Therefore, characterization and manipulation of vortices, especially at the single-vortex ...

This striking satellite photo shows multiple examples of a rare meteorological phenomenon, known as "von Kármán vortices," swirling off at least six different islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Very ...

The multicore fiber (MCF) is a physical system of high practical importance. In addition to standard exploitation, MCFs may support discrete vortices that carry orbital angular momentum suitable for ...

Electrons flowing in vortices Top: Schematic experimental layout showing samples of Au (a) and WTe2 (b) together with the device used to measure current flow. Bottom: Normalized current densities ...

When aircraft are in flight, vortices are generated behind them from the wing tips. These are known as wake vortices, and they can have safety implications for following air traffic. The German ...