Explore 25 science experiments that defied the laws of physics, revealing mind-bending phenomena that challenge intuition.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After a decade of preparation and two years of active experiments in space, a facility that Purdue University and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland designed, built and ...
Physicists working in the nascent field of experimental vortex dynamics have, with unexpected help from a Sharpie marker, measured an elusive but fundamental property of fluid flow. University of ...
Purdue University researchers are designing and building an experiment that will operate during a test flight of a new type of reusable rocket to be launched by aerospace company Blue Origin LLC. The ...
It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So ...
Lab top accretion disc: Cutaway diagram of the experimental setup used by Wang and colleagues. The data shown in the left portion of the gap between cylinders illustrates the simulated shear profile ...
A large-scale fluid simulation tracking 100,000 particles as they settle through turbulent water has identified a previously ...
Microswimmers: Studying how bacteria swim in complex fluids provides insight into how the micro-organisms move through different environments, such as inside the human body. (Courtesy: Cheng Research ...
How long does it take for the last drop of milk or oil to drip out of the bottle? US scientists have probed this everyday ...