Physics concepts like momentum, friction, and centripetal force come alive when experienced firsthand. Strategic thinking, risk assessment, and decision-making under pressure are all skills developed ...

Then the grip—too tight and you’ll get stuck mid-swing; too loose and, well, physics will demonstrate why that was ... from kids who seem to have been born with an innate understanding of centripetal ...

Experiments suggest an unusual magnetic material could help harness energy from Earth’s rotation. But not everyone is ...

Our bodies are always moving, even when we don’t realize it. We churn through a solar system on a wobbly planet, stand upon ...

A German physicist and homebrewer discovered brief, intense physical reactions that happen when you uncork a bubbly swing-top bottle.

There is a trial of strength at the cellular level. Cells are in constant competition with each other and so eliminate ...

The new lab curriculum involves cost-effective use of smartphone technology to conduct physics lab experiments. The "Physics with Phones" lab involves lessons for K-12 and college-level courses.

Curiosity about a mistake that left tiny dots on a germanium wafer with evaporated metal films led to the discovery of beautiful spiral patterns etched on the surface of the semiconductor by a ...

Water towers are everywhere, and while they might not seem to be doing much, when was the last time you turned on a faucet in ...

For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

It’s lucky there’s one handy. The Winter’s Tale can be tricky to stage in the round. It’s a story filled with centripetal forces – characters beg, vow, comfort, cling, smother – yet the space ...