vortices
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"Because of their stability and extremely small size, these vortices offer a new route to controlling magnetism at the nanoscale and provide insight into universal topological physics in two-dimensional systems."
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
In this phase, the magnetic directions of individual atoms, called magnetic moments, organize into swirling structures known as vortices.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
"High-power optical vortices are not only fascinating from a fundamental perspective but also hold the potential to transform applications from precision manufacturing to high-resolution imaging," adds Professor Goëry Genty from Tampere University.
From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025
"You want to design a filter such that you're in the regime where you generate vortices," Hosoi says.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
Hooke also did away with the vortices, introducing the idea of what we would now call ‘action at a distance’—gravity reaching out across empty space to tug on the Moon or the planets.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
