At a busy street crossing, people wait for the signal to change. When one person steps out first, others soon follow.

This is a cooler physics problem than I initially realized. It goes something like this. A block has a mass of 1 kg and is placed on a vertical wall such that the coefficient of static friction is 0.5 ...

Induction and conduction as methods of transferring static charge are compared. Transferring Static Charge: Induction and conduction as methods of transferring static charge are compared. Students ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

Incredibly, for the first time, scientists have unraveled the mechanisms at play when rubbing a surface creates an electrical current, something that was first recorded in 600 BCE yet not fully ...

The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE physics students studying electrical charges, charging by friction and electric fields. If you struggled with the quiz, don't panic - we've got you!

Augmented Physics: This web-based tool uses machine learning to create interactive physics simulations from textbook diagrams. By semi-automatically extracting content, users can embed dynamic, ...

This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.

The amazing ability of some geckos to scale smooth walls and cling to ceilings could be primarily a result of contact electrification. That is the claim of researchers at the University of Waterloo in ...

Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this phenomenon.