Back in the fall of 1989, I was a freshman at Williams College, and one Monday night that fall there was some sort of problem with the cable TV in our dorm, so a bunch of us went next door to watch ...

Researchers have carried out detailed molecular dynamics simulations to understand the motion of intriguingly ball-shaped C60 bucky balls on metal surfaces. The shape suggests several interesting ...

Here's how to get more bounce from a normal tennis ball - buddy it up with a heavier ball for twice the impact. Hold a ball in each hand and decide which ball weighs more (has greater mass). It might ...