Senior researcher and associate professor Leif Ristroph explained in a press release that mathematical models were developed to explain the physical principles observed. These models offered insight ...

The science of hula hooping offers insights into energy, robotics, and human movement.

A team of mathematicians at NYU has provided the first detailed explanation of the dynamics behind hula hooping, using ...

A study from New York University examines the physics and mathematics behind how a hula hoop can appear to defy gravity, ...

NYU scientists explore the physics of hula hooping, uncovering body type influences and engineering applications.

It’s not the gyrating motion of the hips that keeps the hoop aloft; it’s a body type with a sloping surface as ...

Academic math, you’d probably assume, is a kind of dry topic, filled with tedious equations and the like. Not so, if a new ...