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"Discovery Files" Features from the National Science Foundation
"Turbulent Times"
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AGITATION VISUALIZATION... THE "DISCOVERY FILES": NEW ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. IT NEVER FEELS MINOR WHEN YOU'RE FLYING THROUGH IT: WE HAVE ALL FELT TURBULENCE OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER. AND NOW, THANKS TO SOME MOVERS AND SHAKERS AT M-I-T, WE CAN NOW SEE WHAT'S BEHIND TURBULENCE. UNTIL NOW, IT HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR PHYSICISTS TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE TANGLE OF CHAOTIC FORCES AT WORK WHEN TURBULENCE OCCURS. USING PHYSICAL RESEARCH OBTAINED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, THE M-I-T GROUP MATHEMATICALLY REVEALED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE CONVOLUTED PATTERNS OF TURBULENCE. THE TEXAS RESEARCH WAS CREATED BY PLACING TINY BUOYANT PLASTIC BALLS IN A JETTED WATER-TANK--AND LIGHTING THEIR MOTION WITH A LASER. WHILE IT ALL SOUNDS LIKE FUN AND GAMES, THE WORK COULD EVENTUALLY HELP PILOTS AVOID UNEXPECTED JOLTS--AND COULD EVEN SLOW THE SPREAD OF POLLUTION IN OUR OCEANS. SOME TURBULENT TIMES COULD MAKE LIFE A LITTLE SMOOTHER FOR ALL OF US. THE "DISCOVERY FILES" COVERS PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOU! LEARN MORE AT "N-S-F"-DOT-GOV--OR ON THEIR PODCAST.
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