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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Science of the Winter Olympics: Science Friction

9th - 10th
Curling has been in the Winter Olympics for a while now, but it still seems a little strange to most of us. John Shuster, the captain - or "skip" - of the U.S. Curling Team in the Vancouver Winter Olympics, explains this unusual sport,...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Ice Science a Slippery Quandary for Physicists

9th - 10th
Robert Carpick, a curler and a friction scientist, explains what scientists now think causes ice to be slippery. It is believed that there is a nano-thin layer of water on top of the ice that allows skates to slide along ice. Aired Feb....