Torpedo Bats and the Physics of the Sweet Spot
Now back to the torpedo bat. It's designed so that the wider part of the bat IS the sweet spot. Since it’s wider, it's easier ...
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An ill wind - making helicopter and eVTOL downwash visible
The use of advanced computer modelling has enabled the accurate prediction of rotor downwash and outwash for the first time, ...
The Fermi Paradox: Where Are All the Aliens?
At a famous 1950 lunch among physicists, Enrico Fermi wondered, "Where are all the aliens?" How far have we come toward ...
X-Rays Reveal Quantum Oddities in Layered Magnets
X-rays uncover magnetic phenomena that are driven by interactions between the layers of a kagome ferromagnet. Our ...
Quantum statistical approach quiets big, noisy data
Big data has gotten too big. Now, a research team with statisticians from Cornell has developed a data representation method ...
When a black hole winks at you: Variability identified in supermassive black hole in Andromeda galaxy
A Michigan State University researcher saw X-rays coming from a black hole using the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope ...