News tagged with ball bearings
Electric fields make ceramic production quicker, cheaper, better
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that applying a small electric field results in faster formation of ceramic products during manufacture at lower temperatures, and enhances the strength ...
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Feeding without the frenzy: Researchers engineer devices for Houston Zoo to feed giraffes, orangutans
Like their human cousins, orangutans enjoy food and don't mind working a little to get it. If the menu's right, giraffes are even less picky.
May 09, 2012 |
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Billard game in an atom: Physicists trace the double ionization of argon atoms on attosecond time scales
(Phys.org) -- When an intense laser pulse interacts with an atom it generates agitation on the micro scale. A rather likely outcome of this interaction is single ionization, where one electron is ejected from ...
May 08, 2012 |
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Research on ancient ballgame reveals more about early Mesoamerican society
George Washington University Professor Jeffrey P. Blomster's latest research explores the importance of the ballgame to ancient Mesoamerican societies. Dr. Blomster's findings show how the discovery of a ballplayer figurine ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 08, 2012 |
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Trinity physicist finds new way to pack spheres efficiently
(Phys.org) -- New collaborative research has revealed the most efficient method to date for packing spherical objects into a cylinder. Dr Ho-Kei Chan, a Research Fellow from the Foams and Complex Systems ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Nanoparticles home in on brain tumors, boost accuracy of surgical removal
Like special-forces troops laser-tagging targets for a bomber pilot, tiny particles that can be imaged three different ways at once have enabled Stanford University School of Medicine scientists to remove brain tumors from ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 15, 2012 |
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Do moons of gas giants affect the habitable zone?
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you aren’t familiar with the Drake Equation, or how it may actually apply to exomoons, continue reading to learn more about the famous equation. Additionally, what conditions could ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Godspeed John Glenn: 50 years since first US orbit
The name still resonates and generates goose bumps like few others in the world of spaceflight. John Glenn.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Mammal secrets
You probably don’t need a field guide to identify a raccoon. Or a grey squirrel. You’re not likely to say, “that big white shaggy beast, hmm, yes, might be a polar bear. Let’s check.” ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Scientists make progress in assessing tornado seasons
Meteorologists can see a busy hurricane season brewing months ahead, but until now there has been no such crystal ball for tornadoes, which are much smaller and more volatile. This information gap took on ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Dung beetle dance provides crucial navigation cues
(PhysOrg.com) -- The dung beetle dance, performed as the dung beetle moves away from the dung pile with his precious dung ball, is a mechanism to maintain the desired straight-line departure from the pile, ...
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