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Scientists Validate Century-Old Turbulence Theory with Bubbles

8/20/2025

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Scientists confirmed a nearly century-old theory on turbulence caused by rising bubbles.
Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Johns Hopkins University, and Duke University conducted 3D tracking of bubbles and fluid particles.
Their experiments provided direct evidence of ‘Kolmogorov scaling,’ validating the 1941 theory on energy cascades in turbulent flows.

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Scientists confirmed a nearly century-old theory on turbulence caused by rising bubbles.
Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Johns Hopkins University, and Duke University conducted 3D tracking of bubbles and fluid particles.
Their experiments provided direct evidence of ‘Kolmogorov scaling,’ validating the 1941 theory on energy cascades in turbulent flows.