Category: Science
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This Robot Can Walk and Swim — Inside You
A tiny robot with moves inspired by caterpillars and jellyfish is small enough to crawl, walk and swim inside the human body. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/2FbGdXA
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How Much Pee is in Swimming Pools?
Before you take a dip, know this: There is definitely pee in the swimming pool. But, it’s probably not that much.
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This Biofabric From MIT Uses Bacteria to Automatically Ventilate Workout Clothes
Most of the things we encounter in daily life are extremely static, or at least unresponsive, compared to the way living things work. That’s true for clothes: You put them on, they stay on, and if you want them to change you unzip zippers or undo buttons. But a new class of workout clothing leverages…
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The woman who is allergic to water
Rachel wakes up – and drinks a kind of poison that feels like a glass of stinging nettles. As it slips downs her throat, she can feel it blistering her skin, leaving a trail of red, itchy welts behind. Later that day, scorching drops of the stuff start falling from the sky. At the local…
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An Engineer’s Hypothesis On The Current Stir From The Rio Pool
Yet another new theory has surfaced that suggests the structure of the Olympic swimming pool may have given some swimmers advantages in Rio. According to Timothy Wei, a professor of mechanical and materials engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the strange swim time trends could have been caused by wave patterns created by the motion…
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Is It OK To Pee In The Pool?
Our pools are full of disinfectant chemicals that keep then free of microorganisms, but what you might not realize is that those same chemicals are interacting with, well, you. Today we’re talking poolchem, and we’re going to answer that age old question that’s been pondered in the back of every deep end swimmer’s mind –…
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Physical Activity Boosts Kids’ Brain Power And Academic Prowess
Exercise boosts kids’ and young people’s brain power and academic prowess, says a consensus statement on physical activity in schools and during leisure time, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Time taken away from lessons for physical activity is time well spent and does not come at the cost of getting good…