Physics : Science World Report

Nov 01, 2012 05:19 AM EDT

Why Earthquakes Result in Shaking?

Based on a tabletop model of quake fault, they state that the more time it takes for an earthquake fault to heal, the faster the shake it will produce when it finally ruptures.

Oct 31, 2012 04:57 AM EDT

Autonomous Flying Robots Can Avoid Obstacles

An autonomous flying robot has been devised by the researchers at Cornell University. What makes this flying robot unique is that is can function as smart as a bird when it comes to maneuvering around obstacles.

Oct 30, 2012 05:53 AM EDT

Robots Can Save Energy with Hopping

In research that could extend the range of future rescue and exploration robots, scientists have found that hopping robots could significantly reduce the amount of energy they use by adopting a unique two-part "stutter jump."

Oct 16, 2012 05:18 AM EDT

ESA Deploys its First Orbital Debris Test Radar

New radar has been designed to test methods for finding orbital debris that can be hazardous to space navigation. This has been installed in Spain and will be used to develop future debris warning services. This will boost safety of European Satellite Operators.

Oct 12, 2012 04:50 AM EDT

New Method to Observe and Prevent Solar Cell Degradation

A method has been established in order to observe and prevent solar cell degradation. This method has been established at the University of Luxembourg's Laboratory for Photovoltaics. This new method has implications for the solar cell manufacturing industry since chemical damage to the solar cells c...

Oct 11, 2012 04:45 AM EDT

New Way to Determine Amount of Charge Remaining in Battery

Currently in the United States, consumers are slow to embrace electric vehicles. One prime factor against resistance to the electric car is buyers' anxiety over finding a charging station. It is very tough to sell an electric vehicle that needs to be plugged in overnight as the thought of being stra...

Oct 10, 2012 04:38 AM EDT

New MRI Technique to Detect Early Stage of Coronary Heart Disease

The researchers are a step closer in finding an imaging technique that can identify thickening of the coronary artery wall, an early stage of coronary heart disease (CAD). This is based on the result of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Oct 10, 2012 03:50 AM EDT

Brainless Slime Moulds Have Memory: Study

Researchers at the University of Sydney have shown how a slime mould can remember where it's been, and navigate through complex obstacles even without a brain. They do this using excreted chemical as a memory system.

Oct 09, 2012 05:18 AM EDT

Infrared Reveals Giant Black Holes

Supermassive black holes are known to be present in the centers of all galaxies. In the most massive galaxies in the Universe they grow through violent collisions with other galaxies. And this ignites the formation of new stars and provided food for the black holes to devour.

Oct 10, 2012 03:01 AM EDT

Deep Impact spacecraft completed a firing of its onboard rocket motors

Designed to study the composition of the comet interior of Tempel, NASA's Deep Impact was launched on 2005. Till date Deep Impact has travelled a total of 4.2 billion miles.

Oct 07, 2012 09:45 AM EDT

Researchers Train Computer to Predict Human Brain

One of the biggest challenges in developing computers that can think and see in the same way as humans is to understand how human brain categorizes information through signs and language. The researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology train a computer using fMRI datasets to train a computer...

Oct 07, 2012 09:34 AM EDT

Weather-Making High-Pressure Systems Play an Important Role in Shaping Climate

According to a study led by Duke University, high pressure systems over oceans are likely to intensify this century. These high pressure systems determine the tracks of tropical cyclones and hydrological extremes in northern hemisphere.