News articles tagged with 'ball'
Carlos '97 free kick no fluke, say French physicists
— 2 Sep 2010 16:52 | PhysicsRoberto Carlos' free kick goal against France in 1997's Tournoi de France is thought by many to have been the most skilful free kick goal - from 35 m with a powerful curling banana…
Search for the bridge to the quantum world
— 2 Jul 2010 09:53 | PhysicsScience fiction has nothing over quantum physics when it comes to presenting us with a labyrinthine world that can twist your mind into knots when you try to make sense of it…
How does an outfielder know where to run for a fly ball?
— 22 Jan 2010 13:19 | HealthWhile baseball fans still rank 'The Catch' by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series as one of the greatest baseball moments of all times, scientists see the feat as more of a puzzle:…
Hollow spheres made of metal
— 14 Oct 2009 12:25 | TechnologyNew drive technologies combined with lighter and stronger materials will make the airplanes and automobiles of the future more fuel-efficient. But a number of technical details need…
The physics of golf balls
— 24 Nov 2008 19:50 | PhysicsAt the 61st Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics, a team of researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Maryland is reporting research…
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