Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that arises without any mechanical contact, driven purely by collective magnetic ...

With the wave of a checkered flag, eighth grade students at Monroe Middle School put their physics knowledge to the test racing electric vehicles. Students prototyped designs and experimented with ...

At a busy street crossing, people wait for the signal to change. When one person steps out first, others soon follow. Scientists in Amsterdam have found that this same kind of behavior happens at a ...

Lafayette residents driving by the Northgate Mall parking lot these days must be surprised to see a flaming eight-wheeled blue car that screeches loudly through an improvised track. Something to do ...