Tag: Physics
Does the direction water rotates down the drain depend on which...
Francisco José Machín Jiménez, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Borja Aguiar González, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated...
John Mauro, Penn State and Katelyn Kirchner, Penn State
Glass is a material of many faces: It is both...
Quantum physics proposes a new way to study biology – and...
Clarice D. Aiello, University of California, Los Angeles
Imagine using your cellphone to control the activity of your own...
Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and...
Ted Heindel, Iowa State University
Those Transportation Security Administration requirements are drilled into every frequent flyer’s head: You can...
May 5, 2023, lunar eclipse will be a subtle show of...
Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
On May 5, 2023, people around the world will witness a a lunar eclipse...
Can rainbows form in a circle? Fun facts on the physics...
Partha Chowdhury, UMass Lowell
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
MLB home run counts are rising – and global warming is...
Christopher W. Callahan, Dartmouth College and Justin S. Mankin, Dartmouth College
Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments...
How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to...
Mishkat Bhattacharya, Rochester Institute of Technology
The modern world runs on electricity, and wires are what carry that electricity...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
