Researchers from the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Tsukuba have analyzed the "kick-start" technique used by swimmers when beginning a race. On the basis of force and velocity measurements, the ...
Soft Matter
Sep 8, 2021
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Though hand-washing is proven effective in combating the spread of disease and infection, the physics behind it has rarely been studied. But in Physics of Fluids, researchers from Hammond Consulting Limited describe a simple ...
Soft Matter
Aug 17, 2021
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As the pandemic took hold, a Kansas City-area meeting and event planning business began hawking "I Shake Hands" stickers to help ease awkward social encounters.
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2021
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It could be a milestone on the path to detecting life on other planets: Scientists under the leadership of the University of Bern and of the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS detect a key molecular ...
Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2021
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Chimpanzees develop specific handshake-like gestures depending on their social group, according to the results of a 12-year observational study published on Wednesday that sheds light on the animals' complex social structures.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2021
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Using magnets, a collaborative group have furthered our understanding of chirality.
General Physics
May 21, 2021
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Handwashing is shaping communities of bacteria that live and grow in the plumbing of domestic sinks, scientists have found.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 20, 2021
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A team of researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has found that the human hand can be used as a powerless infrared radiation (IR) source in multiple kinds of applications. In their paper published in Proceedings of ...
Using a simple set of hand signals can improve the experience of online meetings, make groups feel closer to each other and that they are learning and communicating better, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2021
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Evolutionary expert Charles Darwin and others recognized a close evolutionary relationship between humans, chimps and gorillas based on their shared anatomies, raising some big questions: how are humans related to other primates, ...
Archaeology
Feb 25, 2021
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