News tagged with leonardo s rule
Leonardo da Vinci's tree rule may be explained by wind
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci observed a particular relationship between the size of a tree’s trunk and the size of its branches. Specifically, the combined cross-sectional ...
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Uncovering Da Vinci's rule of the trees
As trees shed their foliage this fall, they reveal a mysterious, nearly universal growth pattern first observed by Leonardo da Vinci 500 years ago: a simple yet startling relationship that always holds between ...
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Tracking dragonflies on the wing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University electrical engineers have developed a wirelessly powered telemetry system that is light and powerful enough to allow scientists to study the intricate neurological activity ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Seeing the forest through the trees
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona researcher Brian Enquist and his colleagues have discovered the secret of patterns within individual trees that can be used to describe the structure and functioning ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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EU nations divided on use of airport body scanners
(AP) -- European nations were sharply divided Thursday over the need to install full-body scanners at European airports, with some EU members playing down the need for beefed-up security measures.
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Travelers save money, make friends through global Web site
When Will Bradwell and his friends were planning a cross-country road trip three years ago, the idea of paying for hotels, gas and food seemed impossible for their college-student budgets.
May 04, 2009 |
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Physicists see the cosmos in a coffee cup
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Duke University professor and his graduate student have discovered a universal principle that unites the curious interplay of light and shadow on the surface of your morning coffee with ...
Apr 14, 2009 |
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