Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...
It’s really, really cold again — as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the US, seems ...
An arctic air mass has descended into the US, and a disrupted polar vortex will keep the nation in the freezer at times deeper into December. More than 200 million people will wake up to freezing ...
It’s an understatement to say it’s been a very cold winter. And it’s not close to being over. Reviewing our longer-term weather patterns, we are likely in for more freezing days ahead. You can thank a ...
The Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube is an innovative device that utilises compressed gas to separate energy streams into distinct hot and cold outputs. Its operation is based on complex internal flow ...
(via Steve Mould) A vortex tube splits a stream of air into hot and cold! This is how it works and why it doesn't violate the second law of thermodynamics.