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Olympic Swimmers Shattering Records in NASA-Tested Suit
Aug 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Swimmers from around the world are setting world and Olympic records in Beijing this month and most are doing it wearing a swimsuit made of fabric tested at NASA.
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NASA Know-How Helps Athletes Rocket Through Water
Feb 12, 2008 |
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When a swimsuit manufacturer wanted to create a better fabric for competitive swimmers, it sought out some unlikely experts -- aerospace engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton.
Rocketing Through Water
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Swimmers around the world are breaking records this year like never before, including at this week's U.S. Olympic trials. Some attribute it to extensive training as athletes prepare to compete at this summer's ...
Engineer devises ways to improve gas mileage
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Last summer, it was very expensive to fill up a gas tank when the gasoline price hit close to four dollars a gallon. Transportation by road or air consumes fuel, which not only increases our vulnerability ...
Device may revolutionize trucking industry
Nov 08, 2005 |
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Clarkson University has announced development of an experimental fuel-saving device that may help revolutionize the trucking industry.
New hull coatings for Navy ships cut fuel use, protect environment (w/Video)
Jun 04, 2009 |
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New hull coatings being developed by the Office of Naval Research are showing promise in reducing the build-up of marine crustaceans - namely barnacles - on ships' hulls, optimizing vessel performance and dramatically reducing ...
Rising Diesel Prices Renew Interest in Fuel Saving Technologies
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Diesel fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon – and the resulting economic impact on products transported by truck – have created renewed interest in fuel-saving technologies developed during the past decade ...
'Gray's Paradox' solved: Researchers discover secret of speedy dolphins
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There was something peculiar about dolphins that stumped prolific British zoologist Sir James Gray in 1936. He had observed the sea mammals swimming at a swift rate of more than 20 miles per ...
New super-bouyant material: Life preserver might float a horse
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Here's a story that might float your boat: Researchers in China are reporting the development of miniature super-bouyant boats that float so well that an ordinary life preserver made from the same material might support a ...
Binge drinking youths find getting old a drag
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Young men who believe that happiness declines with age are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking. Their misguided negative view of the aging process may act as a disincentive to behave 'sensibly' ...
Expel chocolate milk from school lunches: activist
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Chocolate milk is "soda in drag" and should be booted out of US school cafeterias, a former celebrity chef turned school lunch lady has said.
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