The answer has its roots in Portuguese, Dutch, and English sailors who needed a way to tell how fast they were going in an ...

How do we know the speed of light – and why does it have a speed limit at all? Leah Crane explores the history of one of the most important numbers in the universe ...

Having good neighbors can be very valuable—even in the atomic world. A team of Amsterdam physicists was able to determine an ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

Fastest things in the world: Ever since humans invented the wheel, we have been obsessed with one thing - speed. Whether it is running faster, driving faster, or even flying beyond limits, we always ...

Using ultra-fast laser pulses and special cameras, scientists have simulated an optical illusion that appears to defy Einstein's theory of special relativity. One consequence of special relativity is ...

Police and crime commissioner John Campion and Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard voiced their dismay after a joint report commissioned by Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Councils concluded there was no need ...

Ontario will introduce legislation next month to ban the use of speed cameras across the province, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday, framing it as an affordability measure. Ford has been bemoaning ...

This study presents a fundamental discovery of how cerebellar climbing fibers modulate plastic changes in the somatosensory cortex by identifying both the responsible cortical circuit and the ...