In ski sports, it's often only a second that separates the winners from the losers. Using equipment made of the right materials can therefore make all the difference. Researchers are simulating the gliding effects that occur ...
Engineering
Jan 8, 2010
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There is more to the snowflake than its ability to delight schoolchildren and snarl traffic.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 7, 2009
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A research project 10 years in the making is now orbiting the Earth, much to the delight of its creator Rohit Trivedi, a senior metallurgist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. Equipment recently delivered ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 21, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Exquisitely detailed and beautifully symmetrical, the snowflakes that David Griffeath makes are icy jewels of art.
Mathematics
Feb 24, 2009
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