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The mathematics of soccer - Steve Sherman
How mathematics and statistics can be used to go some way towards answering the question, ‘will my team win?’
Kicking a soccer ball
QUEST shows you the anatomy behind that vital kick.
Posted by admin in Featured on 19. Feb, 2010 | No Comments
Earth explorers - Megan Nowell
The Earth explorer satellites promise to revolutionise our understanding of the world around us.
Restoration in South Africa – a case study
James Blignaut and colleagues
Ecological restoration is one approach to saving our changing landscape
The birth of a fish - Daksha Naran
The fascinating journey from egg to larva.
Sustainability – the key to the future of our soccer stadia
QUEST spoke to the experts who are making sure that the money spent on building our soccer stadia is being used wisely.
Posted by admin in Electronics, Physics & Maths
Researchers in France claim to have made the first transistor that mimics connections in the human brain. The device, which is based on pentacene and gold nanoparticles, could lead to a new generation of neuro-inspired computers as well as help to connect artificial structures to biological tissue.
Continue Reading »US astronomer Frank Drake, a leading expert on the search for extraterrestrial life, told a special meeting of SETI (the search for extraterrestrial intelligence) recently that humans are making it harder for extraterrestrials to pick up our broadcasts and potentially make contact.
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We have run long distances for hundreds of thousands of years – to catch food and to avoid being eaten! And we did it barefoot. Now, scientists think that running barefoot could be the key to reducing running injuries and improving speed.
Continue Reading »Posted by admin in Life, Palaeontology
New research from China, published in Science provides further evidence for those who think that dinosaurs are the direct ancestors of birds. Most scientists think that birds evolved from dinosaurs about 150 million years ago. But there are those who believe that birds evolved independently.
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