Eighth-grade engineering students uses physics principles to build marble roller coasters at Pleasantville Middle School in Westchester County, NY.

Explore the functioning of brakes on modern roller coasters through detailed 3D animation.

Honestly, nothing quite says “I trust modern engineering” like strapping yourself into a high-tech roller coaster and letting physics do its thing. Roller coasters have evolved far past wooden jolts ...

For some physics students this memorial day weekend was more like a four day weekend than a three day weekend. On Friday May twenty-third, one hundred fun physics, physics and AP physics students got ...