News tagged with body vibration

Daily vibration may help aging bones stay healthy

A daily dose of whole body vibration may help reduce the usual bone density loss that occurs with age, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Good vibrations

(PhysOrg.com) -- Energy harvesting - using vibrations from the environment to produce electricity - has been around for over a decade, but Dr Stephen Burrow and his team in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers Using Science To Decode the Secrets of Olympic Skeleton Sliding

(PhysOrg.com) -- Olympic skeleton athletes will hit the ice next month in Vancouver, where one-hundredths of a second can dictate the difference between victory and defeat.

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast