Tuariki Delamere’s Somersault Could Have Launched a New Era in the Olympic Long Jump
The New Zealander came up with a better way to jump, using a front flip in midair. But the sport’s stodgy authorities shut him down before the 1975 Games.
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The Incredible Physics of Simone Biles’ Yurchenko Double Pike
Read more: The Incredible Physics of Simone Biles’ Yurchenko Double PikeCalculating angular velocity and the moment of inertia isn’t quite as hard as competing in the 2024 summer Olympics gymnastics tournament—but it’s pretty darn tough.
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Uncovering Magnetism’s Mysterious Role in the Galaxy
Read more: Uncovering Magnetism’s Mysterious Role in the GalaxySusan Clark is helping to unravel the mysterious workings of the Milky Way’s magnetic field, a critical missing piece of the galactic puzzle.
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No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane
Read more: No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger PlaneGuilt-free air travel is a beautiful dream, but there’s simply no way to get enough solar energy to keep a cabin full of people in the air.
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The Puzzle of How Large-Scale Order Emerges in Complex Systems
Read more: The Puzzle of How Large-Scale Order Emerges in Complex SystemsWith a new framework, researchers believe they could be close to explaining how regularities emerge on macro scales out of systems made up of uncountable constituent parts.
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Everything You See Is a Computational Process, If You Know How to Look
Read more: Everything You See Is a Computational Process, If You Know How to LookComputer scientist Lance Fortnow writes that by embracing the computations that surround us, we can begin to understand and tame our seemingly random world.
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How to Run on the Moon
Read more: How to Run on the MoonIt’s hard to stay fit in low gravity. Here’s a simple solution, using Einsteinian physics and an old carnival stunt.
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Cryptographers Are Discovering New Rules for Quantum Encryption
Read more: Cryptographers Are Discovering New Rules for Quantum EncryptionResearchers have proved that secure quantum encryption is possible in a world without hard problems, establishing a new foundation for what is needed to keep information secure.
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If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get?
Read more: If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get?This supergiant star is in our celestial neighborhood, and it’s threatening to go supernova. What would that look like from down here?
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What Came Before the Big Bang?
Read more: What Came Before the Big Bang?By studying the geometry of model space-times, researchers offer alternative views of the universe’s first moments.
