So you’ve just taken apart a hard drive, and you’re looking at all the pieces on your desktop. You’re somehow compelled to use them all in different projects. Why not pull out that very high quality ...

A wind speed measuring device turned out to be more affordable than competitors. Master student of the Institute of Physics Artur Sayfutdinov won a student research contest with his idea of a cheap ...

Have you ever wondered how fast the wind is blowing when gusty winds are in the forecast? Meteorologists use an anemometer, a device that measures wind speed, to figure out how fast the wind is ...

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