News articles tagged with 'spinning'
Micro flying robots can fly more effectively than flies
— 31 Jul 2009 07:00 | TechnologyEngineers have long been stymied in their attempts to fabricate micro aerial robots that can match the amazing flight capabilities of nature's most advanced flying insects - flies.... — full story
Nanotubes find niche in electric switches
— 11 Mar 2009 12:40 | TechnologyNew research from Rice University and the University of Oulu, Finland, finds that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators that are common... — full story
Rocket mystery explained with new imaging technique
— 10 Apr 2008 10:53 | PhysicsThere's a strange wave phenomenon that's plagued rocket scientists for years, a lurking threat with the power to destroy an engine at almost any time. For decades, scientists have had... — full story
Chandra data reveal rapidly whirling black holes
— 13 Jan 2008 18:02 | AstronomyA new study using results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory provides one of the best pieces of evidence yet that many supermassive black holes are spinning extremely rapidly. The... — full story
NASA scientists predict black hole light echo show
— 12 Jan 2008 18:46 | AstronomyIt's well known that black holes can slow time to a crawl and tidally stretch large objects into spaghetti-like strands. But according to new theoretical research from two NASA astrophysicists,... — full story
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