News tagged with geometric object
Shape perception in brain develops by itself
Despite minimal exposure to the regular geometric objects found in developed countries, African tribal people perceive shapes as well as westerners, according to a new study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Advances in mathematical description of motion
Complex mathematical investigation of problems relevant to classical and quantum mechanics by EU-funded researchers has led to insight regarding instabilities of dynamic systems. This is important for descriptions ...
May 29, 2012 |
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Hall effect at the speed of light: How can you demonstrate relativistic effects with your mobile phone?
The relativistic Hall effect describing objects rotating at speeds comparable with the speed of light has been reported.
May 21, 2012 |
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Folding light: Wrinkles and twists boost power from solar panels
Taking their cue from the humble leaf, researchers have used microscopic folds on the surface of photovoltaic material to significantly increase the power output of flexible, low-cost solar cells.
Apr 27, 2012 |
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'Buckliball' opens new avenue in design of foldable engineering structures (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Motivated by the desire to determine the simplest 3-D structure that could take advantage of mechanical instability to collapse reversibly, a group of engineers at MIT and Harvard University ...
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Archaeologists discover Jordan's earliest buildings
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the earliest evidence of prehistoric architecture has been discovered in the Jordanian desert, providing archaeologists with a new perspective on how humans lived 20,000 years ago.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Viewing the world through a 'mathematical lens' can help young children learn math
(PhysOrg.com) -- Teaching children mathematics at a young age may be as simple as helping them see how math is all around them.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Understanding basic concepts in spatial measurement
In a first or second grade classroom, a teacher asks students to take a ruler and measure (in inches) the length of a rectangular block. A student aligns the "0 inch" mark of the ruler with the end of the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Origin of thermonuclear supernova discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have solved a longstanding mystery on the type of star, or so-called progenitor, which caused a supernova seen in a nearby galaxy. The ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Reality in the eye of the beholder: A Photoshop reality check
You know they couldn't possibly look that good. But what did those models and celebrities look like before all the retouching? How different is the image we see from the original?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Mathematics: Mapping a fixed point
(PhysOrg.com) -- For fifty years, mathematicians have grappled with a so-called “fixed point” theorem. An EPFL-based team has now found an elegant, one-page solution that opens up new perspectives ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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