Topic: Peter Bentley

Delightful tales

The Star, Malaysia - 24 days ago
IT seems like Christmas is barely over (I finally dismantled my plastic tree this week) and Chinese New Year is upon us. I recently joined an...

iPhone helps to save lives with stethoscope app

ThisIsLondon.co.uk - 536 days ago
Doctors are using an iPhone application designed by a London researcher to monitor patients' heartbeats.. More than three million people have downloaded the 59p iStethoscope app, which was invented by Peter Bentley from University College London.. Mr Bentley said: Mr Bentley last ...

The Science of a Really Bad Day

Popular Science - 1012 days ago
Being a know-it-all is usually a bad thing-unless, that is, you really know your sh*t. In the case of Peter J. Bentley, PhD, and the author of The Science of Why Sh*it Happens, nothing could be more true. Beyond writing ...

Galileo at 400, Why Sh*t Happens, and More

Discover - 1062 days ago
Galileo at 400 Four centuries after his first observations, Galileo's instruments?including one of his two telescopes?are on display at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia through September 7 as part of ? The Lost City of Z by David Grann (Doubleday ...

How yo-yoing in the dark teaches robots to walk

New Scientist - 1096 days ago
A ROBOT that can play with a yo-yo in the dark may sound as useful as a chocolate teapot, but it could be an important step towards creating highly mobile, low-cost robots. Studying the motions involved in rhythmic activities such as playing ...

Why teach robots to yo-yo in the dark?

New Scientist - 1096 days ago
A ROBOT that can play with a yo-yo in the dark may sound as useful as a chocolate teapot, but it could be an important step towards creating highly mobile, low-cost robots. Studying the motions involved in rhythmic activities such as playing ...

Yo-yoing robot will help others stay on their feet

New Scientist - 1100 days ago
A ROBOT that can play with a yo-yo in the dark may sound as useful as a chocolate teapot, but it could be an important step towards creating highly mobile, low-cost robots. Studying the motions involved in rhythmic activities such as playing ...

Numbers game

guardian.co.uk - 1323 days ago
The Book of Numbers, by Peter J Bentley (Octopus, & " He was wrong, but in the best possible way.The Compassionate Carnivore, by Catherine Friend (Da Capo, & " Friend wonders, and it is a thing worth wondering.In the meantime, she points out (as ...