
A New Way to Make Comfy, Durable Smart Garments
Some so-called smart garments—clothing and accessories outfitted with sensors, Bluetooth, and other gadgetry—flirt with the absurd. Does...
A New Way to Make Comfy, Durable Smart Garments
Some so-called smart garments—clothing and accessories outfitted with sensors, Bluetooth, and other gadgetry—flirt with the absurd. Does...
SUVs Are Worse for the Climate Than You Ever Imagined
What would Greta drive? SUVskam isn’t a thing yet, but flight shame (or “flygskam” in Swedish) is, thanks in part to the efforts of...
SUVs Are Worse for the Climate Than You Ever Imagined
What would Greta drive? SUVskam isn’t a thing yet, but flight shame (or “flygskam” in Swedish) is, thanks in part to the efforts of...
Scientists Spot an Undersea Fault Using Fiber-Optic Cables
Working from a beachside shack on California’s Monterey Bay, Nate Lindsey fired a stream of infrared laser pulses down a long fiber-optic...
Scientists Spot an Undersea Fault Using Fiber-Optic Cables
Working from a beachside shack on California’s Monterey Bay, Nate Lindsey fired a stream of infrared laser pulses down a long fiber-optic...
Our Planet May Be Barreling Toward a Tipping Point
When we’re talking about social justice, a tipping point is a beautiful thing—a court case that shifts public opinion, for example. For a...
Our Planet May Be Barreling Toward a Tipping Point
When we’re talking about social justice, a tipping point is a beautiful thing—a court case that shifts public opinion, for example. For a...
China Is Still Building an Insane Number of New Coal Plants
Three years ago this month, the Paris climate agreement went into effect, and so far things aren’t looking great. Many countries are...
China Is Still Building an Insane Number of New Coal Plants
Three years ago this month, the Paris climate agreement went into effect, and so far things aren’t looking great. Many countries are...
The Case for Sending Robots to Day Care, Like Toddlers
Human babies don’t seem to make a good amount of sense, evolutionarily speaking. They’re helpless for many years, and not particularly...
The Case for Sending Robots to Day Care, Like Toddlers
Human babies don’t seem to make a good amount of sense, evolutionarily speaking. They’re helpless for many years, and not particularly...
Tesla Cybertruck vs. Ford F-150: It’s All About the Friction
So now go back and look at the friction model. What it says is that the “static frictional force” (Ff)—that is, the amount of friction...
Tesla Cybertruck vs. Ford F-150: It’s All About the Friction
So now go back and look at the friction model. What it says is that the “static frictional force” (Ff)—that is, the amount of friction...
Tesla Cybertruck vs. Ford F-150: It’s All About Friction
What about the other stuff in the friction model? Here are a couple of notes: What does the “less than or equal” sign mean? The static...
Tesla Cybertruck Vs. a Ford F-150: It’s All About Friction
What does the “less than or equal” sign mean? The static frictional force is called a force of constraint. This means it has a magnitude...
Tesla Cybertruck Vs. a Ford F-150: It’s All About Friction
What does the “less than or equal” sign mean? The static frictional force is called a force of constraint. This means it has a magnitude...
Tesla Cybertruck vs. Ford F-150: It’s All About Friction
What about the other stuff in the friction model? Here are a couple of notes: What does the “less than or equal” sign mean? The static...
Climate Change Is Brutal for Everyone, But Worse for Women
The climate crisis is so epic, so vicious, so wide-reaching, that at this point there are few aspects of the human experience it isn’t...




















