Alessandro Volta made many contributions to science. Most famously, the unit of potential difference is named after him. Volta...

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The BBC website reports the story of an Australian man, Frank Clewer, who went to a job interview wearing a nylon jacket and a...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius is perhaps best known for his work on the ionic disassociation of acids and bases, for which...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Gossamer spiders, also known as ballooning spiders, may use the Earth’s vertical atmospheric electric field to fly. The...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16