During my last quest for Lego-based teaching inspiration, I came across these amazing teaching kits and booklets from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the Queen Mary University of London. In ...

Chilled out: Researchers measured the thermal conductivity of Lego bricks near absolute zero, with a Lego “cryonaut” along for the ride. Credit: Credit: Josh Chawner Here at Newscripts, we’ve always ...

I am admittedly not the smartest guy, and as such, I really don’t like puzzles. If there’s a puzzle in a game, I’ll probably just look up how to solve it. They’re not my thing, and I gravitate more ...

What happens when your kids won’t give you a turn on the Wii? Simple. You take their LEGO bricks and their slinky and do some physics. I will keep this simple. Basically, I created a slinky holder out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON (Reuters) - A particle physics student has used his downtime to build a Lego model of the world's most powerful particle ...

An unlimited world of structures built from precision-engineered unit parts – it is easy to see why LEGO appeals to many physicists. But in addition to the pure enjoyment, this plastic construction ...

A model of ATLAS in Lego has just passed the magic 10,000 votes needed for the company to consider marketing it A while ago I was left speechless in awe at Sascha Mehlhase's creation of ATLAS in Lego.

How about some applied physics and engineering being added to the Lego line of products? This kit featuring a dynamic marble run and a bunch of dominoes by Christian Bechinie would be fun to build, ...

Different strokes: what are the characteristics of the ideal oar? (Courtesy: Joebrunton/ CC BY-SA 3.0) What is the ideal length of an oar used in a rowing race? You might think that the answer is ...