Mechanics News - Fields of Scientific Study News RSS Feeds from Brightsurf Science NewsFields of Scientific Study :: MechanicsMechanics News Stories, Current Mechanics News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Mechanics Mechanics News Stories Current Mechanics News Events, Discoveries and Articles New paper offers insights into 'blinking' phenomena A new paper by a team of researchers led by University of Notre Dame physicist Bolizsár Jankó provides an overview of research into one of the few remaining unsolved problems of quantum mechanics. (2008-07-02) Lasers, Software and the Devil's Slide Running for more than 1,000 kilometers along picturesque coastline, California's Highway 1 is easy prey for many of the natural hazards plaguing the region, including landslides. (2008-07-01) Physicists create millimeter-sized 'Bohr atom' Nearly a century after Danish physicist Niels Bohr offered his planet-like model of the hydrogen atom, a Rice University-led team of physicists has created giant, millimeter-sized atoms that resemble it more closely than any other experimental realization yet achieved. (2008-07-01) Special topics in environmental mechanics With rapid development of economics since the 1980s, people have been increasingly realized that the environment plays an important role in the sustainable development of society and economy. (2008-07-01) University of Pennsylvania Engineers Reveal What Makes Diamonds Slippery at the Nanoscale They call diamonds "ice," and not just because they sparkle. Engineers and physicists have long studied diamond because even though the material is as hard as an ice ball to the head, diamond slips and slides with remarkably low friction, making it an ideal material or coating for seals, high performance tools and high-tech moving parts. (2008-06-24) Physicists produce quantum-entangled images Using a convenient and flexible method for creating twin light beams, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have produced "quantum images," pairs of information-rich visual patterns whose features are "entangled," or inextricably linked by the laws of quantum physics. (2008-06-13) Cutting-edge weapons result of prehistoric experimentation In today's fast-paced, technologically advanced world, people often take the innovation of new technology for granted without giving much thought to the trial-and-error experimentation that makes technology useful in everyday life. When the "cutting-edge" technology of the bow and arrow was introduced to the world, it changed the way humans hunted and fought. (2008-06-11) Researchers untangle quantum quirk Quantum computing has been hailed as the next leap forward for computers, promising to catapult memory capacity and processing speeds well beyond current limits. Several challenging problems need to be cracked, however, before the dream can be fully realized. (2008-06-11) Study revives Olympic prospects for amputee sprinter A world-renowned team of experts in biomechanics and physiology from six universities, led by Professor Hugh Herr of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, refutes scientific claims that the prostheses worn by Oscar Pistorius, a 21-year-old South African bilateral amputee track athlete, provide him with an unfair advantage in the 400-meter race. (2008-05-19) Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls Most female frogs don't call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then -silently - signals her beau. (2008-05-12) |
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