by Len Fisher | 15 Apr 2015 | Mini Stories from Science
Meet the gömböc (pronounce goemboets). It is a three-dimensional object that self-rights. If you put it down on a horizontal surface, its clever shape ensures that it will start wobbling around until it has safely reached its equilibrium position, no matter what... 
by Len Fisher | 13 Apr 2015 | Mini Stories from Science
The man with mutton-chop whiskers pulled strongly at the oars of his small wooden boat, thrusting his way through the thick mat of weeds that hindered his progress across the shallow Illinois lake. Even on this cold February day he was perspiring in his black frock...