How to Simulate Walking on the Moon—Without Leaving the Planet
It’s impossible to reduce gravity, but you can find some clever ways around it. ..
It’s impossible to reduce gravity, but you can find some clever ways around it. ..
Heavenly bodies are always in motion: Pushing back the asteroid probe’s blastoff date could require a new trajectory, longer travel time, and much more ..
The Dark Knight has some pretty neat gear—but his gadget-enabled stunts require some juice. ..
The internet thinks it has discovered the secret to fuel-free perpetual motion. Physics knows better. ..
Without it, it would be impossible to inflate a balloon or a tire. But understanding how it works requires a little bit of physics and chemistry. ..
In physics, experiments to answer the big questions can take decades to run—and might not produce any findings at all. ..
More than 30 years ago, Andreas Floer changed geometry. Now, two mathematicians have finally figured out how to extend his revolutionary perspective. ..
In his upcoming movie, the Norse god of thunder has to get back into shape—but does it take superhero strength to exercise like he does? ..
A new generation of reactors promises a nuclear energy renaissance, but critics say the US needs to figure out what to do about its radioactive garbage ..
The results won’t be high fidelity, but you can definitely turn sound into electric signals using an N95 and some physics knowledge. ..