News tagged with swimming
Heavy drinkers exercise to burn off alcohol: British study
Nov 26, 2009 |
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More than a quarter of drinkers in England who exercise regularly do so in an attempt to make up for bingeing on alcohol, according to a survey published Thursday.
Team finds a better way to watch bacteria swim
Oct 04, 2009 |
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Researchers have developed a new method for studying bacterial swimming, one that allows them to trap Escherichia coli bacteria and modify the microbes' environment without hindering the way they move.
3 million gallons of sewage enter Missouri river after city waits to repair sewer line
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Kansas City Water Services workers decided to wait over the weekend before fixing a broken sewer line that eventually spilled 3 million gallons of raw sewage, officials said Tuesday.
New robots mimic fish's swimming (w/ Video)
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Borrowing from Mother Nature, a team of MIT researchers has built a school of swimming robo-fish that slip through the water just as gracefully as the real thing, if not quite as fast.
Scientists discover bioluminescent 'green bombers' from the deep sea
Aug 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the latest proof that the oceans continue to offer remarkable findings and much of their vastness remains to be explored, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego ...
Swimming Aids Asthma Symptoms in Children
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Research has shown that swimming aids asthma symptoms in children. The activity has been proven to be an effective non-pharmacological intervention for children and adolescents, according to a study in Respirology published by Wil ...
High-tech swimsuits are 'bad news', expert says
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Joel Stager, director of the Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming at Indiana University, says it's about time elite swimmers come around to the idea that high-tech swimsuits are bad news.
Gadgets: A solution for working with underwater cameras
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Anyone who takes underwater photos knows how challenging it is to navigate in the water while holding a camera. Another obstacle can be trying to see through the camera's viewfinder or LCD screen while wearing an underwater ...
What's in your water?: Disinfectants create toxic by-products
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Although perhaps the greatest public health achievement of the 20th century was the disinfection of water, a recent study now shows that the chemicals used to purify the water we drink and use in swimming pools react with ...
Swimming lessons do not increase drowning risk in young children
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Providing very young children with swimming lessons appears to have a protective effect against drowning and does not increase children's risk of drowning, reported researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
How do bacteria swim? Physicists explain
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Imagine yourself swimming in a pool: It's the movement of your arms and legs, not the viscosity of the water, that mostly dictates the speed and direction that you swim.
'Top Secret' Technology To Help U.S. Swimmers Trim Times at Beijing Olympics
Aug 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Milliseconds can mean the difference between triumph and defeat in the world of Olympic sports, leading more trainers and athletes to look toward technology as a tool to get an edge on the ...
