Here’s a problem for keen students of classical mechanics: how can a skateboarder cause their board to leap into the air by pressing down on it with their feet? What I’ve described is a trick called ...

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Quantum physics is a field that can be incredibly complex. Tiny particles that are millions of miles apart in the universe can still interact, atoms get smashed, there are supercolliders to harness ...

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Elwood Schapansky knows how to use his hands. A retired physics professor, carpenter and former bush pilot in Alaska, Schapansky’s first thought when he needs something isn’t to buy it. It’s to make ...