News tagged with tennis racket

Extinct Mammal Used its 'Sweet Spot' to Club Rivals

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Uruguay studying extinct mammals called glyptodonts have discovered they used a "sweet spot" in their tails, just like baseball players use the center of percussion (CP), or ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Asian researchers create new method for continuous production of carbon nanotubes

A group of researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) have created a new method for producing carbon nanotubes.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Game streaming service OnLive coming to tablets

(AP) -- OnLive, the startup whose technology streams high-end video games over an Internet connection, is expanding its service to tablets and mobile devices.

Technology / Software

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Scientists' study of abalone yields new insights into sexual reproduction

In new research that could have implications for improving fertilization in humans and other mammals, life scientists studied interactions between individual sperm and eggs in red abalone, an ocean-dwelling snail, and made ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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New carbon allotrope could have a variety of applications

(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon comes in many different forms, and now scientists have predicted another new form, or allotrope, of carbon. The new form of carbon, which they call T-carbon, has very intriguing physical ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 8 | with audio podcast feature

Researchers create self-strengthening nanocomposite

Researchers at Rice University have created a synthetic material that gets stronger from repeated stress much like the body strengthens bones and muscles after repeated workouts.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Nano research fit for a king: Scientists test strength of composite bonds one nanotube at a time

(PhysOrg.com) -- Arthur pulled a sword from a stone, proving to a kingdom that right beats might. Researchers at Rice University are making the same point in the nanoscale realm.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New 'frozen smoke' material: One ounce could carpet three football fields

Scientists are reporting the development of a new, ultra-light form of "frozen smoke" -- renowned as the world's lightest solid material -- with amazing strength and an incredibly large surface area.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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Peak of popularity a wistful memory for Wii

At Next-Gen Video Games, it has been two months since a customer bought a Nintendo Wii, the console that became a sensation for letting players swing a virtual tennis racket or steer a virtual car with a flick ...

Technology / Business

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Neurons work like a chain of dominos to control action sequences (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- As anyone who as ever picked up a guitar or a tennis racket knows, precise timing is often an essential part of performing complex tasks. Now, by studying the brain circuits that control bird song, MIT researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 24, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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