While Max Planck is rightly celebrated as the father of quantum theory, his scientific curiosity didn’t stop there. He was a physicist who really dug into the nitty-gritty of how the universe works, ...

U-M leads new DOE-funded computational center focused on next-generation hypersonic flight A simulation shows how the surface of a fluid droplet ...

How much faster could engineering progress with an artificial intelligence oracle that could answer any physics question?

The first Disney principle of animation is the one that's often cited as the most important as it also influences some of the other 12 rules of animation. Squash and stretch can give animated ...

A survey of Scientific American’s century of quantum coverage helps explain the enduring popularity of strange physics ...

In his 1687 book, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Sir Isaac Newton defined momentum as the product of mass and velocity, or p = m * v. The reason we begin with a physics lesson is that ...

Abstract: A physical simulation engine (PSE) is a software system that simulates physical environments and objects. Modern PSEs feature both forward and backward simulations, where the forward phase ...

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) -- U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced plans to paint the border wall black to deter migrants from crossing illegally into the country, since ...

In the early days of Formula 1, mechanics hammered wheels on with mallets. Today, a single centrelock wheel nut is a masterpiece of design, built for speed and safety. That evolution explains why one ...