Have you ever been amazed by a curveball goal scored by Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi or Christiano Ronaldo? Then you have—possibly without knowing it—been exposed to the Magnus effect: the fact that spinning objects tend ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 7, 2020
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Small talk between colleagues—about the weekend, the weather or last night's TV—may seem unimportant but it has a big impact on our wellbeing at work.
Economics & Business
Jun 19, 2020
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For millions of football fans, we've had nothing but repeats to watch to get our fix in recent months. But starting from May 16, elite European football kicks off, courtesy of the German Bundesliga. But there will be a few ...
Other
May 15, 2020
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A team of scientists has come up with a way to improve electron bunches and produce brighter X-ray beams: Put a ring on them. The team, which includes researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator ...
General Physics
Apr 27, 2020
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The most elite players in college football increase revenue for their school football programs by an average of $650,000 a year, a first-of-its-kind study suggests.
Economics & Business
Apr 16, 2020
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The most diehard NFL fans have already seen their seasons come to an end. This has nothing to do with whether their hometown team made the playoffs and everything to do with the annual exercise in humility known as fantasy ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2020
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Scientists at the University of California Santa Barbara, HRL Laboratories LLC, and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed elastic microlattice pads that can withstand both single hits and a series of impacts better ...
Materials Science
Nov 27, 2019
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Take a dive into what may be the world's smallest coral reef. Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder are using a type of material called liquid crystals to create incredibly small, swirling schools of "fish," according ...
Materials Science
Oct 21, 2019
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For some school children, PE is the best lesson of the week—a chance to leave the desk behind, get outside, and enjoy a run around with friends. For others, it is a frequently miserable experience—a time when they feel ...
Education
Aug 30, 2019
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It's estimated that more than 15,000 children are trafficked into Europe every year with false hopes of making it as professional footballers. In the UK alone, there are more than 2,000 minors who have been trafficked to ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2019
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