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The centre of gravity (or centre of mass) of an object is the point through which an object's weight will act through. In other words, the object will always balance around this point.

Olbers' Paradox is a famous problem which baffled many scientists in the early 19th century. 

The German astronomer Olbers (and many of his colleagues) made assumptions that the universe ...

Capacitors are an electrical component made up of two plates with an insulator between them.

Electrons flow onto one of these plates as current flows around the circuit. This gives one of...

X-Rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation similar to gamma radiation except X-Rays are produced when an electron is slowed down from a high velocity and gamma waves are produced from radioactive m...

A pilot is capable of flying a plane with mass 6500kg, in a horizontal circle of radius r, at a constant speed of 75m/s. This is achieved by flying the jet with its wings at 35° to the horizontal. Calc...