[Cranktown City] uses a number of custom-built linear rails used as gantries for various tools in the shop. The first is on a plasma cutter, which is precise but difficult to set up or repair. Another ...

Alright -- I admit it! I've gotten hooked on photographing icicles! I've always loved the photographic opportunities that winter brings, but this year the weather conditions created some of the ...

Tiny drops of dirty water, often mistaken for air bubbles, tell the tale of rippling icicle growth. While examining 3-millimeter-thick cross sections of icicles grown in the lab, University of Toronto ...

Rejoice icicle lovers. Dr. Freeze has delivered his magnum opus. For the record, Stephen Morris, a professor of physics at the University of Toronto, does not call himself Dr. Freeze. But by his own ...

Contemplating some of nature's cool creations is always fun. Now a team of scientists from The University of Arizona in Tucson has figured out the physics of how drips of icy water can swell into the ...

Experimental physicists growing icicles are closer to understanding why some form with ripples up and down their outsides, while others form with smooth, slick, even surfaces. By growing icicles from ...

A classic symbol of winter’s chill, rows of icicles hanging dramatically off roofs and trees show off the simple artistry of nature. But there’s more to them than their fleeting beauty: Icicles are ...

FARGO — You may have noticed that icicles sometimes form with a very smooth edge and sometimes with ribbed sides. Physicists at the University of Toronto have determined that the difference is due to ...

A classic symbol of winter’s chill, rows of icicles hanging dramatically off roofs and trees show off the simple artistry of nature. But there’s more to them than their fleeting beauty: Icicles are ...