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Gyrowheel to keep new bike riders upright (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new device called the Gyrowheel could soon revolutionize the way children learn to ride bicycles, and they will be able to learn on their own, without training wheels, and in as little as ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 13 weblog




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X-ray 'echoes' map a supermassive black hole's environs

(Phys.org) -- An international team of astronomers using data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) XMM-Newton satellite has identified a long-sought X-ray "echo" that promises a new way to probe supersized ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ghostly gamma-ray beams blast from Milky Way's center

(Phys.org) -- As galaxies go, our Milky Way is pretty quiet. Active galaxies have cores that glow brightly, powered by supermassive black holes swallowing material, and often spit twin jets in opposite directions. ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Twinkle, twinkle, little star: I?m going to know what you are

A team of astronomers at the University of Cambridge is taking the next big step in a European-wide programme which will lead to the creation of the first three-dimensional map of more than a billion stars.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Spitzer finds galaxy with split personality

(Phys.org) -- While some galaxies are rotund and others are slender disks like our spiral Milky Way, new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope show that the Sombrero galaxy is both. The galaxy, ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Sonic screwdriver tightens up fundamental physics

When the scriptwriters for Doctor Who imagined a futuristic device, they came up with the Sonic Screwdriver. Now a team of physicists at the University of Dundee have taken equipment designed for MRI-guided focused ultrasound ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Where do the highest-energy cosmic rays come from? Not from gamma-ray bursts, says IceCube study

The IceCube neutrino telescope encompasses a cubic kilometer of clear Antarctic ice under the South Pole, a volume seeded with an array of 5,160 sensitive digital optical modules (DOMs) that precisely track ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Intel announces Solid-State Drive (SSD) 330 series

Intel Corporation announced today the Intel Solid-State Drive 330 Series (Intel SSD 330 Series), a SATA 6 gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) solid-state drive (SSD) that gives consumers a more affordable entry into the accelerated ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Honeycombs of magnets could lead to new type of computer processing

Scientists have taken an important step forward in developing a new material using nano-sized magnets that could ultimately lead to new types of electronic devices, with greater capacity than is currently ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Seagate reaches 1 terabit per square inch milestone with new technology demonstration

Seagate has become the first hard drive maker to achieve the milestone storage density of 1 terabit (1 trillion bits) per square inch, producing a demonstration of the technology that promises to double the storage capacity ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Some orbits more popular than others in solar systems

(PhysOrg.com) -- In young solar systems emerging around baby stars, some orbits are more popular than others, resulting in “planet pile-ups” and “planet deserts."

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 8 | with audio podcast


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