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Why the slow paced world could make it difficult to catch a ball...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 1

BBSRC researchers at the University of Birmingham have uncovered new information about the way that we perceive fast moving, incoming objects – such as tennis or cricket balls. The new research, published today in the Proceedings of ...





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Daily traffic clogs the Jal el-Dib highway at the northern entrance to the Lebanese capital Beirut

Google Maps tracking traffic flow

Technology / Internet

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Google has invited US motorists to share their progress -- or lack thereof -- with other drivers through the Internet giant's online mapping service linked to smart phones.


Sony Develops High Frame Rate Single Lens 3D Camera Technology

Sony Develops High Frame Rate Single Lens 3D Camera Technology

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Sony today announced the development of a single lens 3D camera technology capable of recording natural and smooth 3D images of even fast-moving subject matter such as sports, at 240fps (frames per second). ...


Vamco's gusty remnants cause high wind warnings in Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Vamco's gusty remnants cause high wind warnings in Alaska's Aleutian Islands

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The remnants from Typhoon Vamco are sweeping over Alaska's Aleutian Island chain today and tomorrow, and high wind warnings have been posted by the National Weather Service.


Black hole outflows from Centaurus A detected with APEX

Black hole outflows from Centaurus A detected with APEX

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have a new insight into the active galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128), as the jets and lobes emanating from the central black hole have been imaged at submillimetre wavelengths for ...


Researchers 'clear away the dust,' get better look at youngest supernova remnant

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have used a mathematical model that allows them to get a clearer picture of the galaxy's youngest supernova remnant by correcting for the distortions caused ...


Rush hour traffic on a major road in Beijing

1,200 new cars hit Beijing every day: state media

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than 1,200 new cars hit the roads of China's capital Beijing every day on average in the first seven months of the year, state media reported Sunday.


Vigilant windows

Vigilant windows

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is someone sneaking around in front of the window trying to break in? Windows and doors are now being sensitized to suspicious movements: they can detect whether and how quickly something is moving. If it ...


Global warming threatens Antarctic sea life

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (25) | comments 39

Climate change is about to cause a major upheaval in the shallow marine waters of Antarctica. Predatory crabs are poised to return to warming Antarctic waters and disrupt the primeval marine communities.


Near miss, but no threat: Asteroid in close pass was smaller than thought, astronomer shows

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- On March 2, an asteroid whizzed past the Earth at a distance of just 41,000 miles -- a near miss by cosmic standards (most communications satellites orbit at a distance of about 22,300 miles from Earth). ...


Study uncovers 'de-urbanization' of America (w/ Video)

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than any other populace on Earth, Americans are on the move. Because of factors such as employment, climate or retirement, 14 percent of the U.S. population bounces from place to place every year.



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