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In the Eye of a Hurricane
Although eyes are common at the center of large-scale cyclones, scientists are only now beginning to understand how they form. Since real-world cyclogenesis is complicated by many competing effects, researchers Keep reading
Fanning the Flame
A fan’s blade passes through the hot air rising above a flame in this iconic image by high-speed photography pioneer Harold Edgerton. This photo uses an optical technique known as Keep reading
Jupiter’s Little Red Spot
The Juno mission has been revealing angles of Jupiter we’ve never seen before. This photo shows Jupiter’s northern temperate latitudes and NN-LRS-1, a.k.a. the Little Red Spot (lower left), the Keep reading
“Gargantua”
Peering into a vortex feels like staring into an abyss in the Julia Set Collective’s “Gargantua”. Like their previously featured works, this video uses a macro perspective on fluid phenomenon Keep reading
Giant Vortex Cannon
Playing with a vortex cannon is a ton of fun, and they are remarkably easy to make. You can knock over cups or card houses, create art, or just try Keep reading
“Catacomb of Veils”
Burning Man’s “Catacomb of Veils”, the largest sculpture burned in the 2016 event, produced a series of smoke tornadoes as it blazed. Like dust devils or fire tornadoes, these vortices are Keep reading
Dust Devils
Dust devils, like fire tornadoes and waterspouts, form from warm, rising air. As the sun heats the ground to temperatures hotter than the surrounding atmosphere, hot air will begin to Keep reading
These Invertibrates May Help Robots Swim
New FYFD video! Learn all about salps, vortex rings, and underwater robots. Thanasi Athanassiadis takes me inside his lab and his newly published research into how proximity affects the thrust Keep reading
“Vorticity”
Photographer Mike Olbinski is back with another storm-chasing timelapse entitled “Vorticity”. Like his previous work, this film is a breath-taking example of physics in action. It is well worth taking a Keep reading