Spinning With Rubik's Cube Speedcubers
From Nation, For Nation - Pulse of the Nation
We don't think you're ready for this jelly.
Jellyfish are nature’s lava lamps. Slow. Relaxing. Gelatinous. Wandering the oceans at a calming two centimeters per second. But, what if we could make cyborg jellyfish that zoom through the seas at a hasty 6 centimeters per second? That’s over 0.13 miles per hour!
Engineers at Caltech and Stanford University have done just that. By adding a device, similar to →
A young mathematician came up with an equation to help fold paper.
Although doing so is mightily difficult and can take some clever thinking, many people still believe it is impossible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times. In truth, it can be and has been done, →
From Globe, For Globe - Pulse of the Planet
Twinkle, twinkle, little star? Not exactly.
Do Stars Twinkle?
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star.” They must get tired of us saying that to them because the truth is stars actually don’t twinkle. Even though you can look outside at night and see the flashing of different levels of light emanating from the same star, what you’re really seeing is interference from the atmosphere making the stars look like they’re twinkling when they’re not.
What Is Astronomical Scintillation?
Astronomical scin →
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