The Role of Gravity and Torque
Why is it easier to balance a long pole than a short one? At the heart of the balancing act …
Interesting facts about Physics
The Illusion of Solid Contact: A Macroscopic Perspective
Can you ever truly touch anything? (Hint: think about atoms) In our daily lives, the act of touching seems straightforward. …
The Asymmetric Aerofoil Shape: Generating Lift
Why does a boomerang come back? A boomerang returns to the thrower due to a fascinating interplay of aerodynamic forces, …
The Physics Behind Everyday Miracles
If you drop a feather and a bowling ball in a vacuum, which hits the ground first? To answer the …
What Happens When You Remove Air from the Equation?
This might seem surprising because, under normal Earth conditions, we see feathers float gently to the ground while bowling balls …
Chirped Pulse Amplification
1. Nobel Prize-Winning Technology Chirped Pulse Amplification earned Donna Strickland and GĂ©rard Mourou the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. They …
Fire Piston
🔥 What is a Fire Piston? A fire piston is a small cylinder with a piston that can rapidly compress …
Critical Slowing Down
🔬 1. What is Critical Slowing Down? Critical Slowing Down refers to the phenomenon where a system takes increasingly longer …
The Reissner-Nordström Metric
🔋 1. It Extends the Schwarzschild Solution The Reissner–Nordström metric is a generalization of the Schwarzschild metric. While Schwarzschild describes …