Surfatron: catch the wave of accelerators
Try your hand at Surfatron, a game that lets students experience the challenges faced by particle accelerator scientists while learning about the physics of waves.
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Try your hand at Surfatron, a game that lets students experience the challenges faced by particle accelerator scientists while learning about the physics of waves.
Build a simple yet sensitive school seismometer for a hands-on exploration of seismology.
A pressure wave generated by the explosion of a volcano 18 000 km away was detected as an unexpected windfall of a school ambient air monitoring network.
For hundreds of years, telescopes have helped astronomers unravel the mysteries of the Universe. But what’s involved in making – and maintaining – the complex instruments of today?
Why is symmetry so central to the understanding of crystals? And why did ‘forbidden’ symmetry change the definition of crystals themselves?
Claudia Mignone and Rebecca Barnes take us on a tour through the electromagnetic spectrum and introduce us to the European Space Agency’s fleet of science missions, which are opening our eyes to a mysterious and hidden Universe.
Earthquakes can be devastating. Is there anything we can do to resist them? Francesco Marazzi and Daniel Tirelli explain how earthquake-proof buildings are designed and tested.
Surfatron: catch the wave of accelerators
Hands-on seismology: constructing a school seismometer
Shaken by the (pressure) waves
Reflecting the Universe: building the world’s largest telescopes
The new definition of crystals – or how to win a Nobel Prize
More than meets the eye: the electromagnetic spectrum
Combating earthquakes: designing and testing anti-seismic buildings