Swing bowling — when a delivery curves sideways in mid-air — has long been regarded as one of the game’s dark arts, not only deceiving hapless batsmen but also puzzling cricket-loving scientists. Researchers from Britain’s Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Auckland in New Zealand reviewed scientific literature on the subject and conducted their… [Read more…]
May 14, 2012
Scientists watch drops of pitch form – and there have been eight in 75 years Experiment began in 1927 to prove pitch is a liquid In 75 years, just EIGHT drops have fallen The rate is slowing, and last drop fell 12 years ago Current custodian has watched since 60s – but has missed all… [Read more…]
November 22, 2011
Starting from the behavior of small flames in the laboratory, a team of researchers has gained new insights into the titanic forces that drive Type Ia supernova explosions. These stellar explosions are important tools for studying the evolution of the universe, so a better understanding of how they behave would help answer some of the… [Read more…]
August 4, 2011
Physics and beer… I know to some people (you know who you are, college kids!), that’s a definition of heaven. This article, video, and paper should be up a lot of people’s alley. It discusses the physics of Guinness beer, and tries to tackle some very profound questions: For example, look closely at a pint of… [Read more…]
July 21, 2011
Ships of the future may be able to move through the water without a creating a wake. That is according to a pair of physicists in the US, who have proposed a new type of material that lets water flow around an object as if it were not there at all. The design, which has… [Read more…]
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