With inspiration from an ancient toy, researchers believe that the simple spinning mechanics of a whirligig could help in the diagnosis of malaria, HIV and other diseases. CNN values your feedback 1.

Humor helps make simple science fun. By Reviewed by Roberta Kwok May 13, 2007. ... A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad.

The simple toy, also known as a buzzer, is part of the whirligig family, and has been around for more than 5,000 years.

The pair began prototyping small hand-powered centrifuges based on the whirligig principle. Their final model, the Paperfuge, spins at 125,000 rpm, the equivalent of a centrifuge costing $1,000 to ...

The centrifuge was inspired by a simple spinning toy called a whirligig . Peter Lynch. Thu Mar 16 2017 - 00:00.

A molecular machine that winds itself into a tight twist when exposed to light has a newly discovered ability: when the light goes out, the energy stored in the wound-up molecule makes it untwist ...

A helicopter may seem at first glance like a simple, whirligig flying machine, but in fact it’s an incredibly complex collection of rotating parts that requires great skill to fly and maintain ...