News tagged with speed
Eurocopter X3: The world's fastest copter
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you asked a child how they would make a helicopter go faster, they would probably tell you to add another engine. The answer would be Zen simple and dead right. The engineers at Eurocopter ...
May 20, 2011 |
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Google to expand ultra-fast broadband to KC, Mo.
More than a month after Kansas City, Kan., announced it would be the first place to get Google's ultra-fast broadband service, Kansas City, Mo., leaders declared their city the envy of the entire world after the search engine ...
May 18, 2011 |
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How do honeybees control their flight speed to avoid obstacles?
Unlike humans, bees have a dorsal visual field that enables them to avoid obstacles above their heads. Until now, it was not known whether this helped them to control their flight speed. Recent research by ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Website to serve as hub for teaching Web skills
(AP) -- A new Commerce Department website aims to give schools, libraries and job training centers the tools to help teach computer and Internet skills to Americans who are new to the Net.
May 14, 2011 |
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When the speed of light depends on its direction
Light does not travel at the same speed in all directions under the effect of an electromagnetic field. Although predicted by theory, this counter-intuitive effect has for the first time been demonstrated ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Toward faster transistors: New physical phenomenon could lead to increases in computers' clock speed
In the 1980s and ’90s, competition in the computer industry was all about "clock speed" — how many megahertz, and ultimately gigahertz, a chip could boast. But clock speeds stalled out almost 10 ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Ground-effect 'plane-train' flies inches above the ground (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- By building a robotic ground-effect vehicle that flies inches above the ground, researchers from Japan may be offering a glimpse into the future of high-speed rail. The researchers, led by ...
May 12, 2011 |
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Kermit helps households monitor and manage their internet speed
For years, the relationship between Internet service provider and home user has been a simple, all-you-can-eat model: Pay a flat monthly fee and enjoy all the broadband you want, every byte of which streams ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Flight speed is affected by diet in early life
A good start in early life means everything, and not just for children cajoled into eating their vegetables. Zebra finches that grew up on a poor diet may catch up in weight and size, but become slower to ...
May 10, 2011 |
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Killer twisters likely among largest, strongest
Some of the killer tornadoes that ripped across the South may have been among the largest and most powerful ever recorded, experts suggested, leaving a death toll that is approaching that of a tragic "super ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 29, 2011 |
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Improved irrigation system provides water and cost savings
Installation of a water-conserving irrigation system has helped the University of Michigan reduce the amount of water used on irrigation by 68 percent, saving an estimated $141,000 a year.
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Hunting for gaps
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a new model for the behavior of pedestrians and crowds. It can help to understand and prevent tragic crowd disasters, to develop better architectural designs and ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Whose 4G is fastest? AT&T, Sprint or Verizon
Just because you slap a shiny label on something doesn't make it so. All the major wireless carriers are now touting faster 4G networks, but the networks themselves are far from identical.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Wind and waves growing across globe: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oceanic wind speeds and wave heights have increased significantly over the last quarter of a century according to a major new study undertaken by ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young. ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Study finds wind speeds rose over world's oceans
During the last quarter-century, average wind speeds have increased over the world's oceans, as have wave heights, generating rougher seas, researchers reported in a study published online Thursday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 24, 2011 |
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