A team of New York University scientists has created a gear mechanism that relies on fluids to generate rotation. The ...

For decades scientists have been trying to solve Feynman's Sprinkler Problem: How does a sprinkler running in reverse work? Through a series of experiments, a team of mathematicians has figured out ...

For two centuries, students have learned that heat flows and engines work according to rigid limits that no machine can beat.

To live on the moon or Mars, humans will need heat and air conditioning that can operate long term in reduced gravity and temperatures hundreds of degrees above or below what we experience on Earth.

Purdue University researchers are designing and building an experiment that will operate during a test flight of a new type of reusable rocket to be launched by aerospace company Blue Origin LLC. The ...

Physics works differently to how you think it does. Our researchers and writers have turned their minds inside out compiling this list, so hang onto your perceptions, we’re going in. Grab your copy of ...

Scientists investigate the strange behavior of viscoelastic fluids in a series of specially designed experiments. Viscoelastic fluids are everywhere, whether racing through your veins or through 1,300 ...

Seismic kitchen roll: photograph showing paper towel being stretched between an anchor (bottom) and springs (top). (Courtesy: Tzortzopoulos et al. / Geophysical Research Letters) A seismic model based ...

Mercer, a high school physics teacher, offers a wealth of ideas for how readers can household odds and ends like old CDs, empty toilet paper rolls, and plastic spoons to explore concepts in physics.