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  1. "The Blob" is a pioneering experimental setup in which a perfect, stationary ball of turbulence is generated at the center of a water tank by firing synchronized water jets. This configuration isolates the chaotic swirling of fluids from boundary interactions, allowing scientists to study turbulence in its purest, undisturbed form.
    #ExperimentalPhysics #FluidDynamics #TheoreticalPhysics #Physics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/04/phy04132601

  2. Physicists at our university have succeeded in setting a supersolid quantum gas into rotation. In the process, they observed an intriguing phenomenon: when quantum vortices appeared, the motions of the crystalline structures became synchronized.

    Similar vortex dynamics may also play a role in the behavior of neutron stars. ✨

    Learn more in our news article or read the paper in #NaturePhysics:

    🆕 uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2025/su

    📖 nature.com/articles/s41567-025

    #quantumPhysics #physics #experimentalPhysics