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Optimum running speed is stride toward understanding human body form

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Runners, listen up: If your body is telling you that your pace feels a little too fast or a little too slow, it may be right.





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Ants on the brain

Ants on the brain

Biology /

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Colonies of social insects such as ants and bees could collectively make decisions using mechanisms similar to those used in primate brains, according to new research from the University of ...


Gossip is All About Friends, Physicists Say

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 01, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (33) | comments 3

The extent and speed that gossip spreads largely depends on how many friends the subject of the gossip has, according to recent work by a group of physicists.


Samsung develops 8 GB microSD memory card for mobile

Samsung develops 8 GB microSD memory card for mobile

Electronics / Hardware

created May 17, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Samsung Electronics today announced that it has developed an 8 Gigabyte (GB) microSD (Secure Digital) memory card, a size optimal for today’s multimedia mobile phones.


The Physics of Pizza Tossing

The Physics of Pizza Tossing

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (13) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- As dough flies through the air, transforming from a ball into a disk in the chef’s experienced hands, pizza tossing can definitely be thought of as an art. But, as a recent study shows, pizza ...


Ground speed sensor technology developed for motor vehicles

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 20, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Hitachi, Ltd. announced the development of a compact and low cost speed sensor technology for motor vehicles which provides accurate measurement of relative velocity using an mm–wave radar (77GHz band). The technology enables ...


Saving on fuel and safeguarding the environment with smart driving

Saving on fuel and safeguarding the environment with smart driving

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new system is using satellite navigation data to help car drivers develop smart, smooth and safe driving techniques that can help save an average of 15-25% in fuel, as well as contribute ...


Significant regional variations exist regarding proximity to burn centers

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although nearly 80 percent of the U.S. population lives within 2 hours by ground or helicopter transport to a verified burn center, there is substantial state and regional variation in geographic access to these centers, ...


The auto change bicycle

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers in Taiwan are designing a computer for pedal cyclists that tells them when to change gear to optimize the power they develop while maintaining comfort. The system is described in the latest issue of the International Jo ...


Motorola Introduces Series of HSPA M2M Wireless Modules

Motorola Introduces Series of HSPA M2M Wireless Modules

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Motorola, today introduced the H24, the latest addition to its Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions portfolio. The new HSPA wireless module was designed to meet the M2M industry’s growing need for high-speed ...


Molecular machines drive plasmonic nanoswitches

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Plasmonics -- a possible replacement for current computing approaches -- may pave the way for the next generation of computers that operate faster and store more information than electronically-based systems and are smaller ...



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