A group of researchers at New York University has developed a new type of gear system that uses fluid motion to produce ...

Explore the dynamics of circular motion with **“Understanding Tension In Two Masses Moving In A Vertical Circle.”** This physics tutorial breaks down the concept of tension forces acting on two masses ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

A spate of recent deals among AI's biggest players has tightened the circle of companies and investments underpinning the technology’s explosive growth. Nvidia plans to invest in OpenAI, which is ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

One of the most beloved and symbolic rituals in Hinduism is performing Aarti. it involves waving a flame, usually in the form of a ghee lamp or burned with camphor, in front of a deity, accompanied by ...

The New Scientist Book Club made a jump backwards through time for our latest read, Alex Foster’s Circular Motion, moving from the millennia-ahead future of Adam Roberts’s Lake of Darkness to a world ...

This impressive debut, in which super-quick pod travel causes the Earth’s rotation to accelerate, satirises climate change denial Alex Foster’s sparky debut novel is built around a new technology of ...

In the past month, Earth experienced some of its shortest days on record. The planet spun quickly enough to shave 1.4 milliseconds off of its usual 24-hour day. These natural accelerations in Earth’s ...