Topsy-turvy Currents Key to Removing Nitrate from Streams, UCI-led Study Finds
Scientists calculate ‘speed limit’ for pumping pollutant to hungry algae, bacteria
Mar. 15, 2018 – More than 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci sketched what he called “la turbolenza,” comparing chaotic swirls atop flowing water to curly human hair. It turns out those patterns influence myriad phenomena, from the drag on an airplane’s wings and the formation of Jupiter’s red spot to the rustling of tree leaves.
New findings to be published Friday in the journal Science add...
