So, why exactly was it so unpredictable in the air? Fortunately, US space agency NASA stepped in to investigate. NASA scientists at the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research Center ...

The Jabulani World Cup ball. Courtesy of Adidas.It was the goal heard around the world on Saturday when England’s net-minder Robert Green let a tame shot by U.S.A.’s Clint Dempsey slip through ...

Telstar to Jabulani to Brazuca: ... Making its debut in 1970, i t was first ball to feature 32 painted black and white panels so it would look more visible on black and white television sets.

And so on. But the World Cup is pretty useless without, you know, the ball. So, presenting the adidas Jabulani, ... by as much as 70 percent by reducing the number of 3D panels from 14 (from ...

In the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by Korea and Japan, the official ball was created using 32 panels. The last World Cup ball the Addidas +Teamgeist is a 14 panel ball compared to the Jabulani with 8 ...

Or maybe the ball suddenly changes speed, dropping out of the air and causing accidental handballs, like the 2010 Jabulani. Every four years there’s a new ball for the World Cup—and every four ...

Other manufacturers may produce colorful balls for next month's FIFA World Cup, but there's only one official ball, and for the 11th year, Adidas earned the right to field its version of what a ...

Professor Derek Leinweber has been studying soccer balls. He’s interested in the physics behind them, and is particularly intrigued by the design of the official ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup ...

Adidas has made the World Cup ball since 1970 and is contracted through 2014. The German company has defended the Jabulani, saying it doesn't know what the fuss is about because all the qualified ...