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Ahead of the wave
Scientists are working to predict — and tame — the tsunamis that can threaten some coastal communities
Posted in Earth
Tagged Dailin Wang, David Mencin, earth science, earthquakes, engineering, feature, forces, France, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Indonesia, Institut Fresnel, Invisibility, Japan, Marseille, motion, oceanography, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Sébastien Guenneau, seiche, seismometers, strainmeters, tectonic plates, topstories, tsunami, waves and radiation, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park
Too fast to be true
Human error, not new physics, may explain surprising speeds of tiny neutrinos
Posted in Light & Radiation
Tagged getinvolved, human error, motion, Neutrino, particle, physics, Speed
Supersonic Splash
Coming soon to a pond near you: air moving faster than the speed of sound
Posted in Technology & Engineering
Tagged kinematics, motion, physics, sound, Speed, velocity, water
Fast-flying fungal spores
Using high-speed cameras, scientists identify the fastest spores on Earth.
An Icy Blob of Fluff
Firing a projectile into a comet has exposed an icy dirtball.
Flying the Hyper Skies
A little airplane called the Hyper-X has broken the speed record for jet aircraft.
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