How much water do you need to keep a cruise ship afloat? Less than you’d think. Archimedes’ Paradox lets you float a huge object in just a gallon or two of water. (It also shows why you’d need a ...

A: “An object will float in water or in air because the object is lighter than the air or the water it displaces,” notes MU physics Professor Karen King. All forms of matter such as gases, liquids and ...

Note: This video is designed to help the teacher better understand the lesson and is NOT intended to be shown to students. It includes observations and conclusions that students are meant to make on ...

Michael Shats receives funding from The Australian National University. You would normally expect objects that float in water to move in the same direction as waves. But now we can force floating ...

Demonstrates basic principles of water, including surface tension, pressure, and buoyancy. It shows how water can hold more than its brim due to surface tension, how pressure increases with depth, and ...

Some objects float in water and other sink. But did you know that you can change whether something floats or sinks by adding a substance to the water? Let's try it and see! Pour water into a cup until ...

In a nutshell: Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have demonstrated the ability to manipulate water waves, allowing them to precisely control objects floating on the ...