Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity on fowl. Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, courtesy of The Library of Congress In 1751 Benjamin Franklin planned an electrical ...

On January 17, 1803, a young man named George Forster was hanged for murder at Newgate prison in London. After his execution, as often happened, his body was carried ceremoniously across the city to ...

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In this captivating experiment, explore the fascinating world of electric motors and their magnetic rotors in motion. Discover the principles that power these remarkable devices as we dive into the ...

Three physicists, including a pair of University of California, Santa Barbara professors, have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for essentially bridging the gap between the invisible ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists – a Briton, a Frenchman and an American – for their ...

School closures due to the coronavirus outbreak mean borderland children are about to spend a lot more time at home. That’s challenging on any number of levels, with many of us wondering what can you ...

On Jan. 17 1803, a young man named George Forster was hanged for murder at Newgate prison in London. After his execution, as often happened, his body was carried ceremoniously across the city to the ...

KAHAPETOFF'S text on experimental electrical engineering had become so comprehensive that it became desirable for the production of the present abridgement for undergraduate purposes, but even so the ...

Sean O'Connell is an Australian jewelry designer and artist with a particular interest in the interactions between energy and matter. His spark experiments, first developed in 2015 and currently being ...