Physics Of Swimming News


Predicting the unpredictable - The Brown Daily Herald


Predicting the unpredictable
The Brown Daily Herald, RI - Nov 30, 2008
But Associate Professor of Physics Jay Tang is using the predictability of randomness to explain the movement of bacteria swimming in water. ...

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Adventist student grabs 11 subjects in one sitting - Jamaica Gleaner


Jamaica Gleaner

Adventist student grabs 11 subjects in one sitting
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - Nov 30, 2008
His hobbies are reading, socialising, travelling, skateboarding and swimming. He is grateful and appreciative for the invaluable support of his parents. ...

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How Do Bacteria Swim? Physicists Explain - Science Daily (press release)


How Do Bacteria Swim? Physicists Explain
Science Daily (press release) - Nov 19, 2008
“For bacteria to swim in water,” explained Jay Tang, associate professor of physics at Brown University, “it’s like us trying to swim through honey. ...

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Size doesn’t always count - ChronicleLive


Size doesn’t always count
ChronicleLive, UK - 20 hours ago
He said: “Some assumptions regarding the physics of sperm locomotion have hampered our progress in understanding the processes mediating sperm competition. ...

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Size doesn't equal speed for sperm - Planet Earth


Planet Earth

Size doesn't equal speed for sperm
Planet Earth, UK - Nov 28, 2008
'It seems clear that some assumptions regarding the physics of sperm locomotion have hampered our progress in understanding sperm competition,' says Dr ...

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