News tagged with slowing
Learning from lizards
The speedy lizard was streaking across the tabletop when suddenly one foot hit a slippery spot.
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Uncovering the evolution of REM sleep: Ostriches sleep like platypuses
(PhysOrg.com) -- The brain activity of ostriches in REM sleep is unique, alternating between fast, small waves - characteristic of REM sleep in other birds, and large, slow waves typical of those occurring ...
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Engineers look to the birds for the future of UAVs (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at UC San Diego are mimicking the movement of bird wings to help improve the maneuverability of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
May 30, 2011 |
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Study: Rough match can sideline tennis players' perceptions
Tennis players who "ace" a match are more likely to see the ball as moving slowly and view the net as lower to the ground, according to new research from Purdue University.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 02, 2010 |
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The physics of how wet animals dry themselves (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists using slow-motion movie cameras have been trying to discover the physics behind the "wet dog shake."
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Nutrition's potential to save sight
While 20/20 vision is a symbol of visual acuity, between now and the year 2020, more and more people will experience some extent of vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other sight-robbing diseases.
Jul 01, 2010 |
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N.J. company provides slow-motion cameras used in World Cup coverage
The next time you see a slow-motion replay of U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard diving at the feet of a World Cup foe, the chances are it will have been shot with a camera made in Wayne, N.J.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 24, 2010 |
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Study links altered blood flow in the brain with slow gait and falls
Altered blood flow in the brain is associated with slow gait and falls in elderly people, according to a new study published by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife. Falls among the elderly can be deadly ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 17, 2010 |
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Meditative breathing may help manage chronic pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study published in the journal Pain offers support for the benefits of yoga-style breathing and meditation to help control chronic pain.
Apr 08, 2010 |
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Water still has a few secrets to tell
(PhysOrg.com) -- We are used to thinking of water as a substance with relatively few secrets left. Its basic structure has been studied by high school students for decades, and water is considered essential ...
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Alcoholism's effect on sleep persists during long periods of sobriety
A study in the Oct.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that long-term alcoholism affects sleep even after long periods of abstinence, and the pattern of this effect is similar in both men and women.
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A Single Neuron Can Change the Activity of the Whole Brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- The pulsing of a single neuron can switch a brain’s waves from the equivalent of a big ocean swell to ripples on a pond, according to new research from Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 01, 2009 |
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Upside-down world: DNA protecting protein helps cancer drug to kill cells
Some DNA repair enzymes can become double-edged swords - If they work too slowly, they can block necessary cell maintenance and contribute to cell death. This could explain the somewhat mysterious success of the widely used ...
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Inconsistent performance speed among children with ADHD may underlie how well they use memory
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show more variable or inconsistent responses during on 'working' or short-term, memory tasks when compared with typically developing peers, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Quantum doughnuts slow and freeze light at will: 'fast computing & slow glass'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research led by the University of Warwick has found a way to use doughnuts shaped by-products of quantum dots to slow and even freeze light, opening up a wide range of possibilities from reliable and effective ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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