To change the metaphor, worsening unemployment is a rise in the waves on top of an always turbulent ocean. (newscientist.com)
But there may be a way to cut drag force by almost 30 %, according to computer simulations of turbulent ocean - water flows reported in the 19 May issue of Science by mechanical engineer Yiqing Du of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and applied mathematician George Karniadakis of Brown University. (sciencemag.org)
For example, he asks, «are some structures better suited for the swirling winds of a tornado while others are fit for turbulent ocean waves?» (sciencemag.org)