Articles on classical mechanics, optics, thermodynamics and electromagnetism.
Electromagnetic waves are electric and magnetic fields traveling through free space at the speed of light; in other words, an…
Friction produces electric charges high in the atmosphere. This occurs when small particles such as water droplets and ice collide…
Nuclear magnetic moments (along with electronic magnetic moments) precess (spin) when placed in an external magnetic field, B. The frequency…
MRI provides physicians with a tool to assess a patient’s health. To have an MRI exam, the patient lies in…
Magnetic levitation (maglev), take place when the magnetic interaction is strong enough to balance the force of gravity. The like…
Newton’s law of universal gravitation is a physical law that states that every particle attracts every other particle in the…
Most of the conductors we use in our daily life are metals such copper wire. While these conductors are useful…
According to Benjamin Franklin, we have two types of electric charges i.e. positive and negative charges. Positive and negative charges…
Even though static electricity can be unsafe, it has some uses as discussed below: In vehicles spark plugs ignite fuel…
Before Einstein, physicists believed that the behaviour of almost everything was controlled by three rules called “Newton’s Laws of Motion”.…