Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Get the Popular ...

one of my favorite things to do with balloon is to rub it on my wife's hair because it makes the hair stick to the balloon isn't that pretty cool why does it happen and now if I bring the balloon ...

Researchers at MIT have observed “electron whirlpools” for the first time. The bizarre behavior arises when electricity flows as a fluid, which could make for more efficient electronics. Like water, ...

Mishkat Bhattacharya receives funding from the Office of Naval Research. The modern world runs on electricity, and wires are what carry that electricity to every light, television, heating system, ...

Levitating matter with sound: A close-up photo of the experimental setup shows an acoustically levitated particle of silica. (Courtesy: Thomas Zauner/ISTA) If you’ve ever felt a shock after rubbing ...

Applied Computing, the British AI firm building foundational AI for energy operators, today announced a strategic partnership with Wipro Limited, a leading AI-powered technology services and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — If you've been left with a sore finger after reaching for a doorknob this winter, suffering from a sharp static electricity shock, you're not alone. Erica Carlson, 150th ...

Physics is the study of the underlying laws and mechanisms explaining how the universe works. Most of what we do in daily life is based on a principle or law of physics—dealing with forces, motion, ...