Science news articles about 'dance floor'

  • 'A dinosaur dance floor'

    ... of Utah geologists identified an amazing concentration of dinosaur footprints that they call "a dinosaur dance floor," located in a wilderness on the Arizona-Utah border where there was a sandy ...
  • Paleontologists doubt 'dinosaur dance floor'

    ... inform the public of the difference of opinion because of wide publicity about the "dinosaur dance floor." "The public interest has been tremendous, and fortunately there are many other fantastic, ...
  • Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head

    ... microrobots can be seen pirouetting to the music of a Strauss waltz on a dance floor just 1 millimeter across. In another sequence, the devices pivot in a precise fashion whenever their ...
  • Dancing With the Nerds

    ... /media parties have taught me anything, it’s that these scientists are as uninhibited as they are uncoordinated on the dance floor. If ever there was a reason for us to take a video camera to AAAS, ...
  • Honey bees on cocaine dance more, changing ideas about the insect brain

    ... important, their dances are not distorted. "It's not like they're gyrating wildly on the dance floor out of control," Robinson said. "This is a patterned response. It gives distance information, ...
  • SLAC researchers reveal the dance of water

    ... like the tetrahedral component in water—and other people on the dance floor, standing close together and moving ... dancers sit down to rest. When the dance floor really gets busy, tables can also be moved ...
  • 'Enlightened' atoms stage nano-riot againsts uniformity

    ... will begin moving apart and then joining together again repeatedly like lively swing partners on a dance floor. Moreover, the researchers say, this atomic freestyle dancing can ...
  • Self-powered devices possible, says Texas A&M researcher

    ... enough voltage to create a spark and ignite the gas. On a grander scale, some night clubs in Europe feature dance floors built with piezoelectrics that absorb and convert the energy from ...
  • Scientists eavesdrop on the exciting conversations within cells

    ... . "Imagine you're trying to find a dancing partner at a party. You might whisper the ... whispered requests might be ignored and some may have you heading for the dance floor. If you shout loud enough, ...

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