The Rope Cut Caper: Why Gravity Doesn’t Always Win
Imagine this: you have two rubber bands tied together holding a weight. You cut one band, expecting the weight to drop. But, to your surprise, it goes up! Sounds crazy,…
Imagine this: you have two rubber bands tied together holding a weight. You cut one band, expecting the weight to drop. But, to your surprise, it goes up! Sounds crazy,…
Have you ever seen a pump defy gravity by lifting water higher than itself without electricity? The Wirtz pump does just that, but its journey from intriguing concept to working…
Have you ever wished you could fix a broken object simply by sticking the pieces together? Well, with self-healing polymers, that might just be possible! Lets take a closer look…
Remember that mind-bending video where water magically solves a maze? YouTuber Steve Mould, ever the science enthusiast, couldn’t resist bringing it to life. He built real mazes, simple and complex,…
Ever wondered how your clothes get that extra dose of softness without turning your washing machine into a sudsy swamp? Or how a single flush magically whisks away all that…well,…
The earth’s crust contains a large number of minerals. However, if we were to rank them according to their hardness, some minerals would be much harder than others. There are a…
From a human perspective, small can refer to anything, from a single-cell organism to miniature versions of many bigger things. There are many marvels in the world, both large and…
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the term “kinetic” means “of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated. The word “kinetic” is derived from…
Edward Lorenz, a meteorologist, invented the term “butterfly effect” in the 1960s to describe his observation that even slight changes in a weather system’s beginning conditions can have enormous consequences….
The automotive industry has come a long way in reducing harmful vehicle emissions. The catalytic converter is an essential component of today’s car emission system. It additionally serves as a…