News tagged with stone wheel
Reinventing the wheel -- naturally
Humans did not invent the wheel. Nature did. While the evolution from the Neolithic solid stone wheel with a single hole for an axle to the sleek wheels of today's racing bikes can be seen as the result of ...
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Lunar boom: Why we'll soon be mining the moon
As history has repeatedly shown, where there are valuable minerals to be unearthed, adventurous humans will arrive in droves – even if it means battling extreme conditions and risking life and limb.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 16, 2012 |
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On the edge of friction
(PhysOrg.com) -- The problem exists on both a large and a small scale, and it even bothered the ancient Egyptians. However, although physicists have long had a good understanding of friction in things like ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Study finds cooking increases energy from meat, may have driven human evolution
Next time you're out to dinner, you may want to think twice before ordering your steak rare.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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I'd love to smash the Ritz...
The riots weren’t funny. Let’s get that straight right from the start. But for those who tuned in on YouTube, they did have some comic moments. In Tottenham, on the opening night, a group of hoodies ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Japan's low-cost space programme pushes the limits
Despite its shoestring budget, Japan's space programme has boldly reached for the stars, pioneering solar-powered galactic travel, exploring a distant asteroid and planning a robot base on the Moon.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2010 |
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How to soften a diamond
After hundreds of years, German researchers at the Fraunhofer IWM in Freiburg have managed to decode the atomic mechanism behind diamond grinding.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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1,000 mph car to be built next year
(PhysOrg.com) -- The "Bloodhound SSC," a car expected to be able to travel at 1,000 mph (around 1,600 km/h) or faster, is on track to be constructed in the UK early next year. The design was finalized last ...
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Experts look to music as way to uncover past buried by dementia
One had to look closely, but the white sneaker definitely tapped the floor. Slightly, softly, steadily. Like a heartbeat.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Archaeologists Uncover Land Before Wheel; Site Untouched for 6,000 Years
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of archaeologists from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, along with a team of Syrian colleagues, is uncovering new clues about a prehistoric society that formed the foundation ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 06, 2010 |
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New wheelchair gets its first real-world test
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.N. Development Programme estimates that less than 1 percent of the need for wheelchairs in developing countries is met by local production, partly because small workshops can’t exploit ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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