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Using magic to learn about maths
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic from Queen Mary, University of London has launched a series of videos featuring magic tricks that are conjured from a mathematical perspective.
Age-old magic tricks can provide clues for modern science
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 23, 2008 |
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Revealing the science behind age-old magic tricks will help us better understand how humans see, think, and act, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia and Durham University in the U.K.
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The MAGIC-II Telescope is ready to team up
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Together with the MAGIC-I telescope, MAGIC-2 allows stereoscopic observations using these two largest gamma-ray telescopes. Astronomers can explore sources of very-high energy gamma rays. ...
Barrow scientists work their magic
Aug 19, 2008 |
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Two neuroscientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center are turning magic tricks into science. Stephen Macknik, Ph.D., director of the Laboratory of Behavioral Neurophysiology; and ...
Unexpected source of gamma rays discovered
Mar 06, 2009 |
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An international team of astrophysicists, involving several research groups in Spain, has discovered a source of very high energy gamma rays in the region of the distant galaxies 3C 66A and 3C 66B. This new ...
Shakespeare's smoke and mirrors tricks solved
Dec 15, 2005 |
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The longstanding mystery of a floating dagger in Shakespeare's Macbeth may now have been solved thanks to the detective work of an ANU researcher.
'Magic potion' in fly spit may shoo away blinding eye disease
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Researchers are reporting the first identification of a "magic potion" of proteins in the saliva of the black fly that help this blood-sucking pest spread parasites that cause "river blindness," a devastating ...
'Keyboard Cat' phenomenon spreads on Web, TV
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new Internet phenomenon has drawn the interest of millions - including Stephen Colbert.
Developing 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut carbon dioxide emissions
Nov 18, 2009 |
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A new generation of "green" automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability is rolling their way through the research pipeline. The new tires could help add an extra mile or two per ...
Is there a relationship between sleep-wake rhythm and diabetes?
Jan 16, 2009 |
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The gene mediates insulin secretion indirectly via the release of melatonin, which implicates a previously unknown relationship between the sleep-wake rhythm and the fasting glucose level. The finding could open up new possibilities ...
Biggest Full Moon of the Year: Take 2
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 08, 2009 |
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When last month's full Moon rose over Florida, onlooker Raquel Stanton of Cocoa Beach realized that something was up.
Drugs may be 'magic bullet' for infants born with rare form of diabetes
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Infants born with a rare form of inherited diabetes might avoid irreversible damage to their pancreases if they are treated immediately with sulfonylurea drugs rather than insulin, according to a new report in the February ...
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