A new experiment has uncovered the mechanism responsible for the screeching sound made by peeling sticky tape. Using a ...

Researchers from Skoltech have published a paper in the journal Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena presenting an analysis of steady propagating combustion waves—from slow flames to supersonic detonation ...

When Katharine Burr Blodgett discovered nonreflecting glass, the General Electric Company’s public relations machine made her a star ...