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Today’s physics news: Engineering prize to be worth £1m, shining moment for maths and science, and more

By Lena | 17 Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments

Today’s physics news: Engineering prize to be worth £1m, shining moment for maths and science, and more

Today’s physics news: Mood grim over Mars probe fault, Universe’s first stars not so big after all and more

By Lena | 11 Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments

Today’s physics news: Mood grim over Mars probe fault, Universe’s first stars not so big after all and more

Today’s physics news: Richard Branson opens spaceport, six rules for nano-design and why there is no pink light

By Lena | 18 Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments

 Today’s physics news: Richard Branson opens spaceport, six rules for nano-design and why there is no pink light

Tree-dwelling animals were the first to fly, new research suggests

By Lena | 18 Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
Tree-dwelling animals were the first to fly, new research suggests

A six-legged, 25 g robot has been fitted with flapping wings in order to gain an insight into the evolution of early birds and insects.  Published today in IOP Publishing’s journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, the study showed that although flapping wings significantly increased the speed of running robots, the origin of wings may lie in [...]

Today’s physics news: Famous telescope seeks new name, Europe looks to Russia after NASA falls short on ExoMars and more

By Lena | 17 Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments

Today’s physics news: Famous telescope seeks new name, Europe looks to Russia after NASA falls short on ExoMars and more

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