By bouncing a soccer ball, a UMBC sophomore realized rubber made from tree sap can hold a lot of energy. So, he took a rubber ...

In this exciting experiment, we explore the concept of using elastic rubber to store mechanical energy, turning it into a Lego-powered 'battery.' By releasing the stored kinetic energy ...

As discussed in Lesson 5, earthquakes occur when elastic energy is accumulated slowly within the Earth's crust as a result of plate motions and then released suddenly at fractures in the crust ...

This area is the elastic energy per unit volume stored in the material at this strain.

A stretched or squashed object has more energy in its elastic energy store. The amount of energy in the elastic energy store depends on the amount of extension or compression. In the 18th century ...