Break down the physics behind the MythBusters Rocket Car with this detailed explanation of net force! In this video, we analyze the forces acting on the rocket car, step by step, to show how Newton’s ...

Engineers have long battled a problem that can cause loud, damaging oscillations inside gas turbines and aircraft engines: ...

How do you create an inquisitive mind? Simply accumulating knowledge isn't good enough, suggest Lei Bao and colleagues (Am. J. Phys. 77, 1118–1123; 2009). Specifically, the teaching and learning of ...

I spent the first half of the 1970s wrenching on supercharged fuel Funny Cars. Those familiar with the breed know that even ...