It’s taken millions of years for evolution to perfect how we walk, but research published in the journal Nature shows that humans can get better efficiency – around 7 percent – using an unpowered exoskeleton to modify the structure of their ankles. To gain an advantage over nature, North Carolina State University and Carnegie Mellon […]
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Climate Musings Spark Religious Brouhaha
It must have been a slow day at the lab when researchers at Florida State University (FSU) decided to put a new slant on the New Testament account of Jesus walking on water in the Sea of Galilee. In theJournal of Paleolimnology, FSU Professor of Oceanography Doron Nof explains that Jesus probably walked on an […]