The search for a machine which moves on its own, forever, is almost as long as any ridiculously impossible quest in science. Now another denizen of the internet thinks he's getting close. Gizmodo ...

Einstein once boldly claimed that the Laws of Thermodynamics were the only physical theory of the universe that will 'never be overthrown'. That all changed late last month, when scientists from the ...

The quest for perpetual motion machines (article July 4) has a long, unsuccessful history. Ideas got more sophisticated with the advance of technology, and some absurdly naive ideas are still ...

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At the turn of the 20th century, the quest for a perpetual motion machine took hold of public imagination. A number of Hoosiers were among those captivated by the idea of creating a perpetual motion ...

Inventors have long tried to cheat the laws of physics. From quirky toys to impossible contraptions, these are the strangest perpetual motion machines ever imagined 'Whistleblower' who provided House ...

Invented by Dr David Jones, the turning wheel has no power but never stops, defying the law of physics. You can see more on this story on 16 October on BBC One at 19:30 on Inside Out.

Sir, Yves Choueifaty (“The role of active management is to define the benchmark”, FTfm, January 4) seeks to justify active management on the argument that, if all investment was passive, capital ...