Dirac's Plate Trick, the Hairy Ball Theorem and more: Research probes physics of irregular objects on inclined planes
How gravity causes a perfectly spherical ball to roll down an inclined plane is part of the elementary school physics canon.
Liquid-crystal platform overcomes optical losses in photonic circuits
Photonic circuits, which manipulate light to perform various computational tasks, have become essential tools for a range of ...
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American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver airport gate. Passengers evacuated on slides
DENVER (AP) — An American Airlines plane caught fire after landing at Denver International Airport on Thursday, prompting slides to be deployed so passengers could evacuate quickly. Flight 1006, which ...
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3 killed in medical helicopter crash in Mississippi
16 WAPT’S CRYSTAL TISBY IS LIVE FROM THE SCENE OF THAT CRASH IN MADISON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. CRYSTAL, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THIS SO FAR? >> WELL, TROY, WE’RE SEEING A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE ...
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Why are so many plane crashes happening in 2025? Key incidents, causes and aviation safety concerns
An easyJet plane carrying 190 passengers narrowly avoided crashing into a mountain range as it descended towards the Red Sea resort of Hurghada in Egypt on Monday. The aircraft was just 771ft away ...
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City of Cumming identifies employee hit, killed by truck in parking lot, officials say
The employee, identified on Thursday as 44-year-old Crystal Sawyer, was fatally struck in the parking lot of the city’s Utilities Distribution & Collection Division headquarters on Dahlonega Highway, ...
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Little River teacher accused of having drugs at school was ‘acting differently’ and ‘disheveled’ prior to his arrest
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County elementary school physical education teacher who resigned on Monday after his arrest on cocaine and other drug charges had been “acting differently ...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro thanks firefighters who responded to Philly plane crash: ‘You guys literally saved lives’
Josh Shapiro on Monday visited a Northeast Philadelphia fire station whose members rallied as part of the all-hands-on-deck emergency response to a deadly Jan. 31 plane crash that left a deep ...
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Single-engine plane goes off runway while landing at Grand Strand Airport, officials say; pilot treated for minor injury
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was treated for a minor injury after a small plane went off the runway Thursday morning during a landing at Grand Strand Airport, authorities said.
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Medical plane’s voice recorder likely wasn’t working for years before Philadelphia crash
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The cockpit voice recorder was not working on a medical transport plane that killed seven people when it plummeted into a Philadelphia neighborhood in January and likely had not ...
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iOS 18.4 has been available in beta for less than two weeks, and following beta 2’s arrival earlier this week we’re still discovering updates and changes. The latest: there are two new App ...
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What is flight turbulence and can it cause a plane to crash?
We look at what causes turbulence, answer some of the most commonly asked questions, and investigate whether it can ever bring down an aircraft. Turbulence is caused by eddies of “rough air ...