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This is the fourth in a series of “five amazing physics demonstrations” presented by science-demo guru Neil Downie and his adept assistant Matthew Isbell. In a special feature in the April issue of ...
This is the second in a series of “five amazing physics demonstrations” presented by science-demo guru Neil Downie. In addition to his day job in industrial science, Downie has run Saturday science ...
With school students in England bracing themselves for new-style GCSE science exams that are based entirely on written tests, Physics World has teamed up with Neil Downie to put together 'five ...
Knowledge of quantum physics brings a sense of wonder to the operation of even something as simple as an incandescent light bulb.
Top 10 Amazing Physics Videos Tesla coils, superconductors, and hilarious music videos are great reasons to be excited about physics. Here are some of our favorites.
While teaching large physics lectures at MIT, Walter H. G. Lewin radiates enthusiasm. “And now, I’m going to blow your mind,” said Lewin before giving a lesson about electrical circuits that ...
WATCH: "Amazing bead chain experiment in slow motion" These beads seem to levitate, defy gravity and jump out of the beaker. But how and why do they act like this?
Deep tech This amazing new physics theory made me believe time travel is possible By any chance, do you happen to know where the information goes?
The Amazing Spider-Man opens in theaters next week--will there be some spidey-science on the screen? Physicist James Kakalios, author of The Physics of Superheroes, and a science consultant on the ...
So after watching a screening of “Furious 7” with a reporter, he shares his ideass about whether the amazing stunts in the film could ever occur in real life.
How did 245 people jump off a bridge in Brazil, while attached to ropes, and survive? Here's the physics behind the daring feat.