News tagged with soccer ball

Caltech Scientists Test Air Flow Over the 2010 World Cup Soccer Ball (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The World Cup is in full swing, complete with an official new soccer ball named Jabulani, meaning "to celebrate" in Zulu. The players, however, aren't exactly celebrating. Instead, many of ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 25, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Jabulani ball 'too perfect' to fly straight - scientists

When it comes to the World Cup Jabulani football, perfect may not be good enough, according to scientists who have analysed the controversial ball.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 7

Spitzer finds solid buckyballs in space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid form in space. Prior to this discovery, the microscopic carbon spheres ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Study explains science of soccer

With the attention of sports fans worldwide focused on South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, U.S. scientist John Eric Goff has made the aerodynamics of the soccer ball a focus of his research.

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Researchers Use Wind Tunnels to Test New World Cup Ball

Every four years, a new official soccer ball is designed for and used during World Cup matches. And every four years, players criticize the new ball.

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Synthesis with a template: Carbon-free fullerene analogue

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by Manfred Scheer at the University of Regensburg has now synthesized the first example of an inorganic, carbon-free C80 analogue.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3