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Entries from February 14th, 2010

No More Friction?

February 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Physics

We see friction with every step we take in our lives.  Friction is everywhere.  Friction is at work when we walk, slide objects on the floor, or roll a bowling ball.  A Dutch researcher has found a mixture of atoms at a certain temperature that can move by each other without any friction.  Researcher Koos [...]

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The Physics of Luge

February 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Physics

Luge is a Winter Olympic sport in which a person lays on a sled and maneuvers their body and the sled through a course of ice. In luge, the most important part of the race is your start. The racer needs to propel himself with as much force as he can to overcome the inertia [...]

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