News tagged with thin models

Robotic dinosaurs on the way for next-gen paleontology at Drexel

Researchers at Drexel University are bringing the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing to the study of ancient life. Using scale models of real fossils, for the first time, they will be able to ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ion Armageddon: Measuring the impact energy of highly charged ions

(PhysOrg.com) -- Much like a meteor impacting a planet, highly charged ions hit really hard and can do a lot of damage, albeit on a much smaller scale. And much like geologists determine the size and speed ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Royal College of Art student make a 3D printer that focuses the light of the sun

(PhysOrg.com) -- 3D printing has been around for a few years. If you hooked it up to a solar panel you could make it work with the sun, but still would not be as cool as doing it the way that Markus Kayser, ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 11 | with audio podcast weblog

Study: Ads with plus-size models unlikely to work

(PhysOrg.com) -- Advertisements and catalogs featuring plus-size models are unlikely to work on their intended customers, according to a new study by an ASU researcher and her colleagues.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Water droplets direct self-assembly process in thin-film materials

You can think of it as origami - very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a technique for fabricating three-dimensional, single-crystalline silicon structures from thin films by coupling ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

How does media exposure affect self-esteem in overweight and underweight women?

Overweight women's self-esteem plummets when they view photographs of models of any size, according to a new study in Journal of Consumer Research. And underweight women's esteem increases, regardless of models' size.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0