Messing around with hand-tracking is really fun the first couple times you try it, and seeing my twiddling fingers represented in VR really served up some of the first ‘wow’ moments for me. Despite ...

PUMPKINS IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE. IT’S AN EXPERIMENT THAT’S DRAWN HALLOWEEN AND PHYSICS FANS ALIKE TO THE CAMPUS. CALEB CALIFANO WAS THERE TO WITNESS THE PROJECT THAT REQUIRED QUITE A CLEANUP AFTER.

As a veteran of many stupendously boring – but mandatory – safety training sessions, I was initially tempted to give a wide berth to a booth in the AAAS exhibit hall on lab safety. However, two things ...

These days, most of us have a smartphone. They are so commonplace that we rarely stop to consider how amazing they truly are.

These experiments are safe, affordable, and highly visual—ideal for home or hostel. Try them with simple explanations, ask ...

Purdue University students take part in activities at the newly-created physics labs in Indianapolis. Purdue University photo/Alisha Willett INDIANAPOLIS —Purdue University is expanding hands-on ...

The Kinect system for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console seems to be an experiment more than anything. Although the Kinect allows gamers to control their video characters with gestures and voice commands, ...

For the past decade, scientists have been toying with the notion of encapsulating medicine in microscopic balls. These so-called nanospheres could travel inside the body to hard-to-reach places, like ...

New research shows that traditional physics labs, which strive to reinforce the concepts students learn in lecture courses, can actually have a negative impact on students. At the same time, ...