A student team figuring out how to use a force sensor. SAMOHI — When someone is called a "space cadet," it typically means that they have difficulty grasping reality or that they lack intelligence.

Nearly 35 years ago, Alfred University’s McMahon Engineering Building was the site of a public experiment that drew an audience of about 150 University staff, faculty and students. Students release ...

On April 8, Caitlyn Matherne, Southeastern Louisiana University biochemistry student, visited Independence Leadership Academy students. The Chem Demo, provided by Benjamin Wicker and the SLU chemistry ...

Graphene-infused Silly Putty forms an electrical sensor that is sensitive enough to detect the gentle caresses of spider feet walking across it. Mixing graphene, or atom-thick sheets of carbon, and ...

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Silly Putty may no longer be silly, at least according to researchers at Trinity College Dublin. After adding graphene flakes to the novelty toy, the team discovered that it works as a pressure sensor ...

Case Western Reserve researcher, collaborator at University of California-Santa Cruz to study role of nutrients in ovarian cancer cells Case Western Reserve University scientist Lydia Kisley, the ...

In this video, the Waterjet Channel conducts machine shop tests with 6 silly putty eggs, leading to experiments with 320 eggs. The video includes various activities such as microwaving, waterjetting, ...

Welcome to PopSci’s at-home science projects series. On weekdays at noon, we’ll be posting new projects that use ingredients you can buy at the grocery store. Show us how it went by tagging your ...