The slinky can be shaken to produce longitudinal and transverse waves. Examples of longitudinal waves include sound waves and earthquake p-waves. Examples of transverse waves include EM waves, water ...

Leo loves to go with us when we are in the car. But in the summer we can’t always take him places because the car gets too hot sitting out in the sun. Why does the car get so hot sitting in the sun?

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Mike Wheatland of the University of Sydney explains the gravity-defying physics of a falling Slinky. Mike Wheatland is an associate professor of physics at the ...

Michael Hall receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Foundational Questions Institute. We see them at the beach. They’re behind every sound and light show and the miracle of ...