A new computational study shows that capping the open tips of helical J-shaped blades boosts vertical-axis wind turbine ...

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The tragedy of an ancient civilization that could not defeat concrete carbonation and tree root wedging, even with the ...

Researchers in Japan have shown that a surface step only one atom high can act like a rail for quantum vortices, allowing the ...

A stronger polar vortex is developing over the Arctic. Here's what it could mean for winter, including the role of a powerful ...

Vortex Energy will pay C$255,000 cash for the Meadows salt project in Saskatchewan and has engaged Lonquist for a ground gravity survey at Robinsons River. Vortex Energy is pushing ahead on two ...

Vortex Energy has agreed to acquire the Meadows project in west-central Saskatchewan from Global Strategic Minerals Corp. for C$255,000 in cash, a deal announced Thursday that hands the company 338 ...

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Those traffic lights on Houston highway entrance ramps aren’t random signals. They’re ramp meters, designed to space out entering cars, prevent sudden braking and keep traffic moving. But not all ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Springfield residents can expect to see their electric meters swapped out with new ones that may be able to save them money. On Aug. 5, Springfield city council passed three ...

Wherever two fluids slide past each other at different speeds, the boundary between them buckles, then curls, then rolls up into vortexes. It’s called the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, and the physics ...

For nearly two decades, the "smart meter" has been a staple of the utility landscape. However, for most utilities, these first-generation Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI 1.0) devices were ...