A rare fire tornado that raged during this summer's deadly Carr Fire in Northern California was created by a combination of scorching weather, erratic winds and an ice-topped cloud that towered miles ...

Fighting fire usually involves water or foam, but they can be messy and environmentally destructive. Engineers at Ohio State University have now developed handheld tools that cleanly extinguish fires ...

This summary examines the evolving field of energy harvesting from wind and vortex-induced vibrations (VIV), a branch of research that transforms ambient aerodynamic forces into usable electrical ...