Scientists may soon give avid golfers another way to improve their game -- better balls that fly farther. Up to now, dimple design has been more of an art than a science. For many years, sporting ...

Dimples on a golf ball have a drastic effect on how the ball flies through the air. Different depths, shapes and patterns trip airflow in certain ways to influence flight and spin. As such, most ...

Back dimples, or dimples of Venus, can be a genetic trait. A single sacral dimple can occur with some medical conditions affecting the spinal cord. Share on Pinterest Back dimples are indentations on ...

Like many golfers, Elias Balaras takes to the first tee with his excuses already prepared. But when he hits into the rough, his lament is scientific. “I just blame the dimples,” he says. An associate ...

BOSTON (CN) - As pro golfers warm up for the Masters Tournament, the Acushnet company sued nine competitors, claiming they violate three patents on "a particular dimple pattern" on most pros' chosen ...

November 23, 2008 -- At the 61st Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics this week, a team of researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Maryland is ...

Indentations With Intent: Dimples may appear to be straightforward, but their design is often a complicated formula intended to enhance aerodynamics. For an actor such as Leonardo DiCaprio, dimples ...

Even if you don’t have dimples of your own, you’re probably familiar with what they look like, and maybe even know a few people with them. Ariana Grande, Cheryl Cole, Jennifer Garner and Kate ...

I was watching the State of the Union address and noticed that President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House John Boehner had different "dimples" in their ties. Which is ...