University of New South Wales researchers have created vortex generators that can reportedly reduce the operating solar module temperature by up to 2.5 C. They built two different prototypes, based on ...

(Phys.org)—An airplane's vortex generators, which look like small fins on its surface, improve the plane's aerodynamics similar to the way in which the dimples on a golf ball improve the ball's ...

It's common to see line-shaped clouds in the sky, known as contrails, trailing behind the engines of a jet airplane. Recent research at the University of Illinois demonstrated that, although most wing ...