Scientists from the Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics at the University of Lodz have published an article on ...

Picture yourself at a busy pedestrian crossing. When the light is red, everyone waits—until one person starts to cross. Soon, ...

Discover the surprising science behind Jiwi’s quirky contraption as Joseph Herscher explains how cup friction plays a crucial role in Episode 2. This Science Extra dives into the physics at work, ...

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance listen to Space Force Col. Susan Meyers as they tour the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, March 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool via ...

The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning wars. The statement was posted recently on the academy's website without ...

Although replaced in recent years by roller bearings, friction bearings (also called solid bearings or plain bearings) were a ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Science Central is a great place to learn while having fun. You can even bring that learning home. WANE 15 was joined in studio by Science Central’s Colton Mishler, who ...

More people are out using public trails as the weather warms, producing a natural friction about the riding environment, Noonan said, “but there remain a lot of things not within the ...

A bipartisan group representing all U.S. governors is sounding the alarm about a looming move to transition Air National Guard units into the Space Force without approval from the affected states ...

The commander of a U.S. base in Greenland has been fired after making comments at odds with the White House’s political approach to the Arctic island. Col. Susannah Meyers, leader of Pituffik ...

IN the literature of friction it has been generally assumed, often implicitly, that there is no causal relationship between wear and friction. Schnurmann 1 has shown that the results of ...