News tagged with angles of attack

Cyclogyro Flying Robot Improves its Angles of Attack

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past few decades, researchers have been investigating a variety of flying machines. Most studies have focused on improving the flying performance of standard flying mechanisms, rather ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3 weblog




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SpotterRF debuts Radar Backpack Kit (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- SpotterRF has announced a special radar backpack kit designed to enhance situational awareness for soldiers on the ground. The company says its special radar is designed for warfighters as part ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 13 | with audio podcast report

Bird-like robot perches on a human hand (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Among the many challenges of designing flying robots is getting them to land gracefully. By taking a cue from birds, a team of engineers has developed a flapping-wing flying robot that can land ...

Electronics / Robotics

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 9 | with audio podcast weblog

Biologists discover that many nematode species make the same types of small-molecule pheromones

(Phys.org) -- All animals seem to have ways of exchanging information—monkeys vocalize complex messages, ants create scent trails to food, and fireflies light up their bellies to attract mates. Yet, despite ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technique lights up the creation of holograms

Researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (Japan) have developed a unique way to create full-color holograms with the aid of surface plasmons.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (37) | comments 1

Scientists use physical experiments, computer modelling to explore efficiency of bladed tooth shape

Using a combination of guillotine-based experiments and cutting-edge computer modelling, researchers at the University of Bristol have explored the most efficient ways for teeth to slice food. Their results, ...

Biology / Other

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

When your criminal past isn't yours

(AP) -- A clerical error landed Kathleen Casey on the streets.

Technology / Other

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Malware rebirthing suites intensify security arms race

New breeds of malware could leave computer systems and even critical infrastructure defenseless to attack from cyber criminals or foreign governments.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers reveal SBP8a configurations

A new study has shown previously unseen details of an anthrax bacteriophage — a virus that infects anthrax bacteria — revealing for the first time how it infects its host, and providing an initial blueprint for ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers explore how cyber-attackers think like regular crooks

In a unique collaboration, an engineer and a criminologist at the University of Maryland are applying criminological concepts and research methods in the study of cybercrime. Their work has produced recommendations for IT ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Turning viruses into molecular Legos

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have turned a benign virus into an engineering tool for assembling structures that mimic collagen, one of the most important structural proteins in nature. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast


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