We can slow down time. Well sort of: Time dilation
Imagine this: You leave Earth at age 15 in a spaceship traveling at the speed of light and spend 5 years in space. When you return to...
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Jeremy Zang
Oct 113 min read
Basics of Electric Circuits: Voltage, Current and Resistance (Direct Current)
Your desk lamp, fridge, TV and all other electrical appliances require the flow of electrons within a circuit to actually function....
Lydia Tan
Oct 74 min read
Echolocation: Seeing Without Eyes
Have you ever wondered how animals who live in darkness are able to detect their surroundings? We know that for something to be seen,...
Mawada Helal
Oct 32 min read
The sun doesn't change color during sunsets!
Have you ever wondered why the sun seems to change color as it dips below the horizon? It's a captivating phenomenon that has intrigued...
Bennet Song
Sep 273 min read
Time Travel: Science Fiction or Potential Reality?
Time travel is a concept of much fascination, and is very prominent in a lot of sci-fi media. But is time travel merely a fantasy, or...
Skyler Siu
Sep 53 min read
Gears Explained
Gears are mechanical devices used to transfer rotational energy, motion, and torque between different shafts and axes. Gears are usually...
Jeremy Zang
Sep 33 min read
What is Antimatter?
Nearly everything in this world is considered matter. Gazillions of particles bond together to form what we perceive as tangible and...
Kosei Minami
Aug 82 min read
What is the Magnus effect?
Have you ever wondered why a spinning ball curves after being thrown? This is due to a sidewise force, called the Magnus effect (named...
Lydia Tan
Aug 63 min read
The Doppler Effect: Why do we hear sounds differently when the source is coming towards or going away from us?
Have you ever heard the siren of an emergency vehicle going past you? If you have stopped to listen, you could hear that the sound of the...
Mysara Juairia Chowdhury
Aug 41 min read
Particle Physics: Why Protons are Positive and Neutrons are Neutral (Mathematical Proof)
Murray Gell-Mann and George Zweig, two independent physicists, first proposed the idea of smaller constituent particles called quarks in...
Skyler Siu
Aug 23 min read
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity Explained
Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity was published on November 25th, 1915. The theory, in simple terms, explains that gravity is not...
Bennet Song
Jul 292 min read
How Do F1 Cars Go So Fast?
Formula One, or F1, is often known as the ‘pinnacle of motorsport’, with cars reaching speeds of up to 360 km/h. But what allows these...
Kosei Minami
Jun 113 min read
How Will the Universe End?
The universe will end one day: it’s an inevitable event and will eventually happen. But how will it unfold, and why? Below, we’ll explore...
Juliana Luan
Jun 73 min read
LK-99, Superconductor?
Superconductivity is a popular research topic in modern physics and material science, due to its unprecedented and promising implications...
Toby He
Jun 53 min read
Reflecting and refracting telescopes: what's the difference?
Since the dawn of humanity, humans have gazed up at the stars, yearning to explore the vast depths of the universe. Telescopes have been...
Lydia Tan
May 243 min read
The Coffee-Ring Effect: Why does coffee leave an 'outline' when dried?
If you frequently drink coffee, chances are you may have spilled it or left a small puddle in your cup. If you leave the puddle of coffee...
Bennet Song
May 223 min read
What Is Dark Matter?
Dark matter is one of the greatest mysteries in modern physics. It is a form of matter that cannot be seen directly, but its existence is...
Skyler Siu
May 43 min read
Nuclear Physics: The Phenomenon of Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion is the process by which two or more atomic nuclei come together to form a new nucleus and release a large sum of energy....
Skyler Siu
Apr 243 min read
Intro to Quantum Mechanics: Wave-Particle Duality
Quantum mechanics is the study of the properties of subatomic particles and their interactions with energy. Quantum mechanics describes...
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