What Actually Happens If You Shoot a Ball at a Newton’s Cradle?
In a recent video, the Slo Mo Guys fired at the clicky-clacky desk toy with a superhigh-speed ball. It looks pretty cool—and the physics are even cooler......»»
Smart material prototype challenges Newton"s laws of motion
For more than 10 years, Guoliang Huang, the Huber and Helen Croft Chair in Engineering at the University of Missouri, has been investigating the unconventional properties of "metamaterials"—an artificial material that exhibits properties not common.....»»
NASA completes heart of Roman Space Telescope"s primary instrument
The heart of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, for integration into the WFI (Wide Field Instrument). Called the FPS (Focal Plane System), it serves as the core of Roman's camera. W.....»»
Apple Music adding concert set list playlists, tour dates, and more
Apple is keeping the ball rolling on pre-WWDC feature announcements. In a new press release, Apple announced that it is rolling out new concert discovery features for Apple Music and Apple Maps. “Together, these new features celebrate the joy of l.....»»
Blazar 1ES 1959+650 investigated with Swift and XMM-Newton satellites
Using NASA's Swift observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, Indian astronomers have inspected a prominent high synchrotron peaked blazar known as 1ES 1959+650. Results of the study, published May 5 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more light on.....»»
What Do a Falling Apple and an Orbiting Moon Have in Common?
Isaac Newton connected the two motions in a way that revolutionized physics and made space travel possible......»»
Australia told to shoot kangaroos before they starve
Australia's kangaroos could die in "catastrophic" numbers if a population boom is left unchecked, ecologists have warned, while backing the industrial-scale culling of the marsupials......»»
The best co-op games for 2023
It doesn't matter if you prefer teaming up to shoot aliens or solving a few quiet puzzles. Our list of the best co-op games has you and your friends covered......»»
50,000 Worms Tangled Up in a Ball Unravel in an Explosive Burst when a Predator Appears
California blackworms make a contribution to the math and physics of knot tying by demoing twisting motions that help them escape a tangled worm ball.....»»
Using a ball mill to speed up sublimation for testing gas interactions
A team of chemists affiliated with several institutions in Germany has found that using a ball mill can speed up sublimation needed for testing gas interactions. In their study, reported in the journal Chem, the group tested the use of a ball mill to.....»»
DIY IBM Selectric type balls give ’60s typewriters new life (and Comic Sans)
A Selectric is nothing without its golf ball, but finding one is a costly pain. Enlarge / A type ball from a 1961 IBM Selectric typewriter. (credit: Getty) There are some feelings you just can't re-create. And to IBM S.....»»
Spike in major league home runs tied to climate change
In the history of Major League Baseball, first came the low-scoring dead-ball era, followed by the modern live-ball era characterized by power hitters such as Babe Ruth and Henry "Hank" Aaron. Then, regrettably, was the steroid era of the 1990s and e.....»»
Astronomers investigate X-ray spectral variability of active galaxy NGC 7582
Using ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's NuSTAR space telescopes, astronomers have observed a nearby active galaxy known as NGC 7582. Results of the observational campaign, published March 30 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more light on the X-ray spect.....»»
Making Calculus With LEGO
Isaac Newton developed calculus back in the mid-1600s as a tool to explain physical phenomena, in particular the motions of planets. As it turned out, it was also a way to encode how things move and change more generally, from economies to popu.....»»
Federal judge rules Google tried to "hide the ball" by deleting chat logs in a big antitrust case
Google intentionally sought to "hide the ball" in a high-profile antitrust case by automatically deleting employee chat messages that could have been used as evidence in the suit, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, dealing a blow to the tech giant......»»
Newegg’s unique NAS configurator is a handy, but limited, shopping tool
You can only shop Newegg inventory, but it gets the ball rolling. Enlarge (credit: Newegg) Newegg has a quick and dirty way to pick a new NAS device and the drives that'll go in it. Announced today, the NAS Builder prov.....»»
CIS packagers enjoy stable demand for high-end auto applications
BGA (ball grid array) packaging demand for high-pixel and large-size automotive CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips remains in high gear, but lower-end car-use CIS products processed with wafer-level chip scale package (WLCSP) technology are showing signs.....»»
The biggest Apple design fails and screw-ups of all time
Even Apple can get a design badly wrong, and these products are the proof. From the butterfly keyboard to the Newton MessagePad, here’s Apple’s hall of shame......»»
Developer creates emulator that can play old iPhone games on a computer
When the App Store was announced in 2008, it opened the door for many developers to bring games to the iPhone and the iPod touch. Apple’s devices became known for having popular mobile games like Super Monkey Ball, Flight Control, and Angry Birds......»»
Here"s Why The Price Of Classic Scouts Could Go Through The Roof
With the Scout brand getting rebooted under Volkswagen, old-school Scout vehicles of the '60s International Harvester variety may shoot up in value. With the Sco.....»»
Mahogany trees affect the right-forewing shape and size of the mahogany shoot borer, shows study
The mahogany trees Cedro and Caoba (Cedrela odorata and Swietenia macrophylla) affect the right-forewing of their unwelcome guest, the mahogany shoot borer, which could later influence its flying abilities and help with pest management, a new study s.....»»