Mar 26, 2016 08:52 PM
Toad-eating spider named for famed physicist
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/03/2...icist.html
EXCERPT: A spindly toad-eating spider that creates vibrational waves on the water's surface in order to navigate and capture prey has been discovered in Brisbane, Australia, scientists announced at the World Science Festival last week. They named the fish-eating spider Dolomedes briangreenei after theoretical physicist Brian Greene, who is also co-founder of the World Science Festival where the spider was described....
Could Batman and Superman exist? Discover the science of superpowers
http://www.howitworksdaily.com/the-scien...perpowers/
EXCERPT: As Batman and Superman square up for a superpowered battle at the cinema, discover the real-life physics behind flight, speed and super strength… Superheroes are special because they are more than human. Their bodies can do things that we could only dream of, and they have access to technology that is years or even centuries ahead of our own. But they were written by people with their feet planted firmly in reality, and if you look hard enough, some of their powers are not as impossible as they first seem. The first DC comic was printed in 1935, and Marvel’s debut offering followed soon after in 1939. At the time, the first programmable computer had only just been invented, we didn’t know the structure of DNA, and the mobile phone was still decades away. Since then, science and technology have started to catch up with the stories, but are all superpowers within our grasp? Join us as we explore the science of superheroes, and find out which laws of physics have to be broken to allow our favourite characters to perform their signature moves....
Can Superman's Flying Powers be Explained With Real-World Physics?
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/03/can-sup...d-physics/
EXCERPT: . . . What’s far more interesting is exploring physics to find an explanation for Superman’s powers, the most intriguing of which is flight. I spoke with Dr Jonathan Pearson, an ex-theoretical cosmologist, who laid out two plausible physical explanations as to why Superman can fly. Please note, the word ‘plausible’ is surrounded by inverted commas the size of ol' Clark's home planet Krypton....
Dracula Science: How Long Does It Take for a Vampire to Drain Blood?
http://www.livescience.com/54139-physics...ining.html
EXCERPT: It's a question that may haunt horror-movie fans and science lovers alike: How long would it take a vampire to drain a person's blood and make "a swift getaway," leaving its victim alive and minimally damaged? A team of university students recently combined vampire lore with the study of fluid dynamics — the physics of how liquid behaves — to find out....
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/03/2...icist.html
EXCERPT: A spindly toad-eating spider that creates vibrational waves on the water's surface in order to navigate and capture prey has been discovered in Brisbane, Australia, scientists announced at the World Science Festival last week. They named the fish-eating spider Dolomedes briangreenei after theoretical physicist Brian Greene, who is also co-founder of the World Science Festival where the spider was described....
Could Batman and Superman exist? Discover the science of superpowers
http://www.howitworksdaily.com/the-scien...perpowers/
EXCERPT: As Batman and Superman square up for a superpowered battle at the cinema, discover the real-life physics behind flight, speed and super strength… Superheroes are special because they are more than human. Their bodies can do things that we could only dream of, and they have access to technology that is years or even centuries ahead of our own. But they were written by people with their feet planted firmly in reality, and if you look hard enough, some of their powers are not as impossible as they first seem. The first DC comic was printed in 1935, and Marvel’s debut offering followed soon after in 1939. At the time, the first programmable computer had only just been invented, we didn’t know the structure of DNA, and the mobile phone was still decades away. Since then, science and technology have started to catch up with the stories, but are all superpowers within our grasp? Join us as we explore the science of superheroes, and find out which laws of physics have to be broken to allow our favourite characters to perform their signature moves....
Can Superman's Flying Powers be Explained With Real-World Physics?
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/03/can-sup...d-physics/
EXCERPT: . . . What’s far more interesting is exploring physics to find an explanation for Superman’s powers, the most intriguing of which is flight. I spoke with Dr Jonathan Pearson, an ex-theoretical cosmologist, who laid out two plausible physical explanations as to why Superman can fly. Please note, the word ‘plausible’ is surrounded by inverted commas the size of ol' Clark's home planet Krypton....
Dracula Science: How Long Does It Take for a Vampire to Drain Blood?
http://www.livescience.com/54139-physics...ining.html
EXCERPT: It's a question that may haunt horror-movie fans and science lovers alike: How long would it take a vampire to drain a person's blood and make "a swift getaway," leaving its victim alive and minimally damaged? A team of university students recently combined vampire lore with the study of fluid dynamics — the physics of how liquid behaves — to find out....