Untangling The Hairy Physics Of Rapunzel

Kelly Ward, senior software engineer for Walt Disney Animation Studios, was tasked with bringing Rapunzel's locks to life in Disney's Tangled. The hair had to look realistic, but not too real — otherwise Rapunzel would be towing 80 pounds of hair behind her.

Landauer, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Results

GLENWOOD, Ill., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Landauer, Inc. (LDR), a recognized leader in personal and environmental radiation monitoring, outsourced medical physics services and high quality medical ...

The Freaky Dynamics of Sound Waves in Water in Microgravity

Don Pettit , an astronaut on board the International Space Station, uses laptop speakers and an mp3 player to demonstrate the physics of sound in space. 250 miles above the surface of the Earth, the Space ...

CREF awards Council Rock teachers $20.7K in grants to pursue innovation and enhanced learning

COUNCIL ROCK - The Council Rock Education Foundation (CREF) awarded seven grants at Thursday night’s school board meeting totaling $20,772.28. The money is awarded to programs that support innovative initiatives and enhance learning within the district.

Spider Realvoice headphones are a pleasure to listen to

I always like to see audio products seemingly come out of nowhere to wow both headphone enthusiasts and reviewers. Such was the case with the $90 Realvoice headset, which was released to wide acclaim by Spider , a company formerly called Spider Cable and originally known for audio and video cables.