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    This article addresses how much energy is given up in the viscous processes of a thin sheet of turbulent fluid. The technique used to stir the soap film grabbed my attention. Is it possible that the electromagnetic emissions from the sun influence Earth’s winds in an analogous manner by acting on the naturally occurring ions […]

    By Science News
  2. Physics

    Answer blows in wind, swirls in soap

    A swirling soap film gives new clues to how turbulent flows, such as the circulation of Earth's atmosphere, squander their energy.

    By Peter Weiss
  3. Health & Medicine

    Infectious Notion

    Lessons from gene therapy promote viruses as cancer fighters.

    By Ruth Bennett
  4. Materials Science

    The New Cavity Fighters

    Novel products could lead to fewer dates with the drill.