Taming 900 vortices gives plasma energy insight

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Vortices created by the ANU physicists turbulence experiment.
Vortices created by the ANU physicists turbulence experiment.

ANU researchers have come closer to understanding how energy is retained in turbulent systems that self-organise - such as the atmosphere, the universe and plasma - after designing a simple experiment in their laboratory which creates 900 vortices in electrolytic fluid.


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