A couple of commenters expressed concern over the use of centrifugal force after my rant on the use of the word force. So, what is the deal with these two terms? Are they ok to use? Are they real ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: dwphotos Getty Images Centripetal and centrifugal forces are two terms used to describe ...

It's odd that I have talked about these forces so much. First, I talked about how centrifugal forces were not real and the difference between centrifugal and centripetal forces. Then I talked about ...

If a body rotates around an axis other than the one at its own center of mass, it exerts an outward force upon anything that keeps it from going in a straight line. This is the definition ...

The shocking death of a 4-year-old Sellersville boy on the Mission: Space ride at Disney World last week had many people talking about the effects of centrifugal force on human beings. To understand ...

The human body just isn't made for some things. Flying, or diving, or extreme heat or cold...and certainly not a lot of g-force. But if you're a U.S. Air Force pilot, g-forces are a part of the job.

March 23 (UPI) --Thales, in partnership with AMST, has begun work on the construction of a High-G force Training and Test Capability facility for Britain's Royal Air Force. The centrifuge facility at ...

Chemical reactions are pretty uncontrolled. The reaction partners encounter each other by chance and then collide quite violently, whereupon it is not certain they will do what chemists expect them to ...

The particular centrifuge you see in the image below this sentence is the only US Air Force-owned human centrifuge used for aircrew training since it was certified for use in 1988. It is housed at the ...

The world’s most advanced centrifuge is scheduled to launch operations late this year, an event that promises to stamp Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as the center of gravity for aerospace medical ...