The ultimate regime of turbulence has been observed, more than half a century after its first prediction. Inspiration for achieving this technical feat came from the imperfections of an everyday pipe.
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Smits, A.J. Ultimate evidence for the ultimate regime. Nature Phys 14, 330–331 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-017-0034-3
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