When people are thinking of the future of space travel, an idea that floats around is a spaceship with a giant solar sail pushed along by a massive laser. Inspired by the concept but lacking a giant ...

One of the most widely accepted explanation of the Vortex Tube Phenomenon is that compressed air enters the tube's vortex spin chamber where it is transformed into a mini-tornado spinning at up to ...

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 ...

Vortex tubes provided a maintenance-free solution to a variety of industrial spot-cooling problems. Independent laboratory tests certify that the tubes meet safety, health, and environmental standards ...

We’re fascinated by things with no moving parts or active components that work simply by virtue of the shape they contain — think waveguides and resonators for microwave radiation. A similarly ...