Tim Rowett is an avid collector of science-related toys. Robert P Crease and son drop in to play with them The wow factor: Tim Rowett, collector of scientific toys. “I have a low boredom threshold,” ...

Thanks to the lovable geeks on TV’s “The Big Bang Theory,” an Escondido inventor’s decades-old toy is now spinning with new life. On the popular show’s Feb. 16 episode, astrophysicist Raj tried to ...

Every room in Ray Hall’s home features some kind of science toy. Some of the Fresno State physics professor’s vast array of toys are simple, like tippy tops that, when spun, suddenly flip to spin on ...

Scientists in Hong Kong and China have proposed a creative way to generate renewable energy —using a classic "drinking bird" figurine that may feel like a throwback to high school physics class. They ...

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Hair-raising experiments and mad scientists took over the corridors of Kelly Thompson Hall on Tuesday night for the second ...

Some of the world's oldest and most beloved toys are built on simple physics. A top, for instance, is ruled by gyroscopic stability and precession. Likewise, a yo-yo depends on momentum and ...