Getting that last bit of shampoo or detergent out of a bottle is a total pain in the ass. Researchers have now…
If the waterlily beetle were the size of a human, it would fly along the surface of a pond at 500 kilometers an hour.…
When you see a droplet resting on a counter or coalescing around a thread, you don’t generally think of it as a coiled…
Researchers from South Korea have created a robotic insect that’s capable of jumping and landing on an aquatic surface,…
Oil in the ocean is a sensitive subject these days, but in the late 1800s, steam ships had stocks of oil specifically…
Ever wonder what makes water dance around your windshield the way it does? It's all a matter of surface tension: a…
This droplet of water describes a near-perfect sphere. It does this because the surface of the leaf does not allow for…
This amazing image of a daisy shows the blossom, and a group of dry insects, below the water level. It's a striking…
And now you can, too! FYFD explains the physics behind this mesmerizing clip, which comes by way of Kahp-Yang Suh of…
This is just excellent. ISS Commander Chris Hadfield was recently asked by high school students Kendra Lemke and…
We say "almost," because like many of the bets in Richard Wiseman's earlier bar-trick videos, a few of these are…
This is fantastic. In this video, we see slow-motion video of water droplets falling on a dusty surface. Because the…
Missing the olympics? Trapped in the office dying to dive in a pool or the sea? Love physics? If the answer is yes to…
We assume that snakes kill with venom shot through their fangs, injection style. In fact, most snakes leak poison very…
Scribbling on a steamed-up mirror can be a fun way to give one's reflection a mustache after a warm shower or leave…
Here's an easy experiment with pepper and soap that allows you to see surface tension - and its destruction.
A working knowledge of surface tension allows you to shove a skewer through a balloon without popping it and a pencil…
Half MAME cabinet, half pretentious furniture, this new coffee table by Surface Tension mixes worlds to adultize your…
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