Tech pro ThioJoe demonstrates how basic principles of physics can be used to make fidget spinners appear to defy gravity.

In this quick classroom demo, I use a simple orange balloon and my own hair to show how static electricity works. I rub the ...

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It's not loving the tin foil hat look.

An international collaboration of scientists, including a Northwestern University physicist, has found the most compelling ...

TiLT Museum in East Rutherford, New Jersey is the kind of place that makes you question everything you thought you knew about walls, floors, and the basic laws of physics. Let’s be honest for a moment ...

Mobile gaming keeps getting new ideas every week. Some games are made for quick fun, while others bring bigger stories, fresh ...

Understanding electronic fuel injection (EFI) operation in modern aircraft engines, from fuel rails and ECUs to system ...

Dogs can fall asleep just about anywhere, but sometimes the positions they choose make absolutely no sense. Somehow, they twist themselves into shapes that look wildly uncomfortable, yet they seem ...

These two employees thought they were just going to catch up after work for happy hour and a little shop talk. However, ...

For nearly 80 years, physicists have relied on a thought experiment created by Richard Feynman to predict how quantum ...

A once purely mathematical tiling breakthrough has revealed an unexpected optical effect when recreated at the nanoscale.