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"Learn how to calculate the moment of inertia for both hollow and solid spheres in this physics tutorial! We’ll walk you through the process of finding the moment of inertia for each type of sphere, ...

Condensed matter physics, which analyzes the behavior of electrons in organized solid matter, has been treated as a completely separate field of study from soft matter physics, which deals with ...

Thought experiments can be extremely powerful; after all, pretty much everything that [Einstein] came up with was based on thought experiments. But when a thought experiment turns into a real ...

An elegant new equation identifies the surprisingly orderly, mathematical way in which things break, shatter, and fall apart.

Physicists in the US have gained new insights into one most of the basic phenomena in physics -- the melting of a solid. Arjun Yodh and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore ...

This article was produced in partnership with the author by Scientific American Custom Media, a commercial division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. The temperature dependence of the ...

Glassy state: a new field theory describes amorphous materials such as glass beads. (Courtesy: iStock/schmidt-z) Many common materials such as glass, compacted sand and toothpaste have a solid’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. One of the dumber assertions that always turns up in arguments about ...

Paper packaging is a sustainable alternative to plastic. However, as it is permeable to air, food packaged in paper loses its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. At bottom, the entire computer industry is built on quantum mechanics.