Like a child's top, the toy gyroscope can "stand" on its tip. The reason is that the spinning mass (of the gyroscope and the top) resists a change in motion. (If you don't have firsthand ...

The gyroscopic system for gyro monorail trains that Brennan developed. (Credit: Primal Space) Everyone who has ever handled a spinning gyroscope found themselves likely mesmerized by the way it ...

Grab the kids and give this paper gyroscope a try. It’s not an electronic sensor made of paper, but the modern equivalent of a spinning top. The frame remains stationary while the center ...