Vortex rings are pretty cool, and electromagnetism even cooler. Now, a team of physicists have found a way to combine the two phenomena, creating the electromagnetic vortex cannon.

The process of vortex ring generation and propagation has received substantial treatment in the literature. A common ring generation geometry consists of a piston moving through tube that exits into a ...

In a groundbreaking advancement for firefighting, researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new portable tool ...

A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and towards Europe, a new animation shows. The migration could trigger ...

The helicopter’s manufacturer, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, has issued a safety notice and is updating its flight manual to ...

This project was inspired by several things—like large vortex cannons used to disrupt hail and a WWII German design meant to bring down aircraft using fuel-ignited vortex rings (though it was never ...

A Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter crash was caused by a phenomenon called a ‘vortex ring state’, an investigation has found ...

The Vortex of Putrescence is a Sorcery introduced in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Sorcery used by the Putrescent Knight. Launches a whirl of putrescent jets that bathe the surroundings of ...

Photo/Supplied. The investigation has found that the helicopter almost certainly entered a hazardous aerodynamic condition called vortex ring state (VRS) — marking what may be the first time a ...