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These holiday-themed experiments will keep you busy during the winter holidays! These five holiday-themed physics experiments will keep you and your family busy with science during the winter holidays ...

The most beautiful experiment in physics, according to a poll of Physics World readers, is the interference of single electrons in a Young’s double slit. Robert P Crease reports Simply beautiful – the ...

Every room in Ray Hall’s home features some kind of science toy. Some of the Fresno State physics professor’s vast array of toys are simple, like tippy tops that, when spun, suddenly flip to spin on ...

Physics experiments have changed the world irrevocably, altering our reality and enabling us to take gigantic leaps in technology. From ancient times to now, here's a look at some of the greatest ...

Solar winds at a million miles an hour and freaky magnetic turbulence are sparking some of the best light shows in centuries. Can a Hydroelectric Dam Really Make the Days Longer? By shifting water to ...

Compared with the allure of video games, the classic toys of yore may seem boring to today's kids. But in fact, they aren't quite as mundane as they seem: Many of these toys embody important physical ...

Stefan Hutzler and Denis Weaire are in the School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Their postgraduate student Ali Irannezhad currently performs his experiments in his home in Tehran, Iran.