How Antarctica's Scientists Chill Out: With a Rugby Match on the Ice
NEXT> At the foot of an active volcano 900 miles from the South Pole, Tom Leard leads a fearless band of men and women over a battlefield of frozen sea, beneath a relentless sun. Ash billows out...
View ArticleBizarre New Treadmill-Bike Lets Gym Rats See the Outside World
If want to go out for a jog outside but don’t want to get your sneakers dirty, here’s a unique solution for you. Now you can work out to your heart’s content on the new treadmill bike, a treadmill that...
View ArticlePenn State's Football Stadium: Now 50% Louder!
Penn State’s college football team has a new trick in its playbook–courtesy of acoustical science. Penn State graduate student Andrew Barnard’s acoustic mapping research illustrates how the relocation...
View ArticleWhat Do a Newfoundland Dog and Tiger Woods Have in Common?
To answer that question, don’t go comparing their personality traits (the Newfie: famously loyal and sweet, Tiger Woods: um, no comment). Instead, look to the knees. Newfoundland dogs are prone to...
View ArticleVuvuzela vs Sound Engineer: Has the World Cup Stadium Horn Met Its Match?
Though these multicolored horns might look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book, World Cup followers can attest that the vuvuzela is a loud and droning reality. South Africa’s soccer stadiums are...
View ArticleAAAAIIEEE! Tennis Players' Grunts May Help Their Game
Those unearthly howls, shrieks, and grunts that burst out of tennis players’ mouths may do more than just fill the silence of tennis stadiums. A new study suggests that a player’s grunt might slow down...
View ArticleVideo: Watch a Sprinting Robot Fall Down
In pursuit of a glorious future in which robots can outrun humans (what could possibly go wrong?), researcher Ryuma Niiyama has unveiled Athlete, a bot that’s intended to sprint. The bipedal robot’s...
View ArticlePing Pong Night at the Museum: Grab Your Paddle and Talk Science
It wasn’t your typical American Museum of Natural History crowd: yesterday evening, a handful of kids and the standard science nerds were joined in the Hall of Ocean Life by ping pong aficionados. Five...
View ArticleNFL Hopefuls' New "Smart Shirts" Know Them Inside & Out
The game may be the same, but the gear is different: This Saturday, as NFL prospects try to impress coaches at the Combine workouts, a few players will don smart shirts–souped-up sports attire that...
View ArticleAfter 55 Hours, Pint-Sized Humanoid Emerges as Winner of First Robot Marathon
Forget about RoboCup, where teams of robots kick soccer balls around indoor fields. The first ever robot marathon finished up over the weekend, and one knee-high humanoid took home the prize with just...
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