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If you have ever put your hand outside the window of a moving car, you have experienced drag. Watch the simulation.
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An upward force called lift, acts on the airplane and opposes the downward forces of gravity. The lift force allows the airplane to get off the ground and stay in the air. Watch the simulation.
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What do thunderclouds and static charge have in common?
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If you want to understand electricity, you first need to know a little about matter, atoms and electrons.
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When you flip a light switch on and off, you are closing and opening a circuit. A circuit is the path that electricity follows. Play the interactive above to learn more.
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The Eye Wonder team learns about electric cars and why they're important. D.V. visits the School of Engineering at USC to learn about the origin of electric cars, how they work, the differences...
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Charles H. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina, July 28, 1915, and grew up on a farm. Townes studied at Furman and Duke Universities, then headed west to Cal Tech. After getting his Ph.D...
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A race around the world . . . in a boat 40 to 60 feet in length . . . ALONE. This event, which began in 1982, occurs every four years and starts in Charleston, South Carolina. The course consists of...
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Students at Laing Middle School followed the progress of the race. They used the Internet to track the skippers. They learned about oceans, stopovers, satellite photography, weather, geography, and...
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About the Speaker Dana L. Broughton, a Ph. D. candidate in chemistry at USC and a graduate of Clemson University, discusses her career, her future and the benefits of majoring in Chemistry. As a Ph.D...