Materials Needed: a piece of flannel which is clean and dry or paper towel, stream of water, flexible plastic ruler and a party balloon. In order for the stream of water to flow out, you need to open ...

Everyone needs some “go to” demos. Personally, I like this one. It’s not too difficult to build and it’s easy to use. Take a large block of wood (it needs to have a good mass). I used a left over ...

The simplest questions are often the best. Robert P Crease tries to answer one from a physics student in Kenya Seeking perfection Tennis balls are a low-cost way to explore simple physics concepts, ...

Physics, particularly forces and motion, can be challenging. By observing everyday motion, conducting simple experiments, and understanding Newton's laws in plain language, the concepts become more ...

These days, most of us have a smartphone. They are so commonplace that we rarely stop to consider how amazing they truly are.

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Between the summer of 1665 and the spring of 1667, Isaac Newton developed his theories on calculus, optics, and the laws of motion and gravity. He was quarantining during the Bubonic Plague and found ...

All it takes is a simple coding change. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A student's tweak in quantum computing code could double ...

Materials Needed: Condiment packet and a two-liter bottle. The first step of this experiment is to place the condiment packet in the bottle, fill it up to the top and screw the top. The packet needs ...