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Measuring the temperature inside a fusion reactor is no easy task. Find out how it’s done – and even simulate it in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
The aurorae are one of the wonders of the natural world. Using some simple apparatus, they and related phenomena can easily be reproduced in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
Studying the chemical composition of some of the planet’s oldest rocks has revolutionised our understanding of how our continents formed.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
We all know what a kilogram is – or do we? Researchers worldwide are working to define precisely what this familiar unit is.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Finding out what is going on in the core of a fusion experiment at 100 million degrees Celsius is no easy matter, but there are clever ways to work it out.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In the third article in this series on astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum, learn about the exotic and powerful cosmic phenomena that astronomers investigate with X-ray and gamma-ray observatories, including the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL missions.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Astronomers use giant radio telescopes to observe black holes and distant galaxies. Why not build your own small-scale radio telescope and observe objects closer to home?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
With oil reserves running out, silicon solar cells offer an alternative source of energy. How do they work and how can we exploit their full potential?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Physicist Adrian Mancuso works at the cutting edge of 3D imaging, at what will be Europe’s newest and brightest X-ray facility.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
During an eclipse, the Sun or the Moon seems to disappear. What is happening? Why not explore this fascinating phenomenon in the classroom, with an easy to build model?
Ages: <11, 11-14;
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A thermometer that goes to 200 million degrees
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 26
Casting light on solar wind: simulating aurorae at school
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
| Issue 26
Cracking the mystery of how our planet formed
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 25
Weighing up the evidence: what is a kilo?
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 24
Seeing the light: monitoring fusion experiments
Topics: Physics, General science, Chemistry, Engineering
| Issue 24
More than meets the eye: the exotic, high-energy Universe
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space
| Issue 23
Build your own radio telescope
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 23
Solar energy: silicon solar cells
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
| Issue 23
High-powered research: physicist Adrian Mancuso
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 23
Creating eclipses in the classroom
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
