Research at a snail's pace

Okay, so we're wading into some rock mechanics with the intro class. One of the most important characteristics is how rocks respond to s...

This month's accretionary wedge is hosted by " In the company of plants and rocks ," which is a great title for a blog, BTW. T...

Drop a steel ball with a hydrophobic coating into water and watch what happens:

Trying out the Nanofabric in a slightly different way - getting a drop of water to roll down an incline.

Here's the deal: you want to drop a coin into a container of water. Maybe you're bored. Maybe you're trying to win a bet about h...

Popping water balloons is fun. But when I set up a water balloon to pop when it hit the top of an upward trajectory, I didn't expect the...