A slight curve helps rocks make the biggest splash by thinkia.org.in 1 month agoFlat rocks may not deliver the most dramatic splash Julian Brooks/Alamy When you want to find a rock that will …
How to unsnarl a tangle of threads, according to physics by thinkia.org.in 2 months agoA jiggling robot has revealed the ideal vibrating speed to free jumbled fibres
A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics by thinkia.org.in 2 months agoNot all diving boards obey the laws of thermodynamics vm/Getty Images A microscopic version of a diving board has been …
You can turn any random sequence of events into a clock by thinkia.org.in 2 months agoNot all clocks look like a pocket watch Oleksandr Perepelytsia / Alamy Any random sequence of events, such as the …
Laser helps turn an electron into a coil of mass and charge by thinkia.org.in 2 months agoA special laser (red) can spiralise electrons (blue) Dr. Yiqi Fang, University of Konstanz An electron has been turned into …
Cosmic rays can help synchronise the global financial system by thinkia.org.in 2 months agoThe New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street Hans-Werner Rodrian / Alamy Cosmic ray particles capable of penetrating even the …
Physicists determined the paper most likely to give you a paper cut by thinkia.org.in 2 months agoAn experiment with a robot and gelatine determined that 65-micrometre-thick paper is the most prone to slicing our skin – …