Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics. But beneath the thrilling descents of the winding, ...
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, ...
Scientists have calculated a potential speed limit on the universe. And it could offer a window into new laws of physics. The speed limit has to do with black holes — objects in space so dense that ...
Bobsled, luge and skeleton athletes descend twisting, steep tracks at speeds upward of 80 mph (130 kmh). Julian Finney/Getty Images Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the ...