Explore the dynamics of mass tipping with springs and friction in this detailed physics analysis! This video demonstrates how forces, torque, and friction interact to influence tipping behavior, using ...

During the 2026 Winter Olympics, athletes will leap off ramps, slide across ice and spin through the air. These performances will look different to my students who have studied physics through ...

One type of friction can waste energy even when two perfectly smooth surfaces move against each other, but researchers are ...

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How much do you know about friction? Jennifer R. Vail's charming, if sometimes technical, "biography" of the force showcases its amazing and largely overlooked role in everything from climate change ...

Explore how forces and friction work to hold a block against a vertical wall. This video explains normal force, frictional force, and equilibrium conditions, showing how these forces balance to ...

From the Department of Bizarre Anomalies: Microsoft has suppressed an unexplained anomaly on its network that was routing traffic destined to example.com—a domain reserved for testing purposes—to a ...

When two NHL hockey players collide, their pads and muscles can absorb enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb for a minute and a half. During the 60 minutes of a hockey game, players can burn ...

The Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, has officially established the Canadian Joint Forces Command (CJFC), a new Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) command designed to strengthen ...

Our annual World Air Forces directory – published in association with Embraer and data partner Cirium – details the military aircraft fleets of 161 nations, and analyses the main events of the last 12 ...

The U.S. military is rushing toward a software-defined future, one where networks are unified, platforms are cloud-connected, and the fight is shaped by code as much as steel. Marine Gen. Christopher ...