A thermometer that goes to 200 million degrees
Measuring the temperature inside a fusion reactor is no easy task. Find out how it’s done – and even simulate it in the classroom.
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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.
When measuring the chemistry of the atmosphere, it helps to fly up in specially modified laboratories.
Could hydrogen be the best alternative for fossil fuels? This demonstration shows how a hydrogen economy might work in practice.
Explore physics in a new way by creating a model of particle collisions using craft materials.
Reporting from the COP21 conference in Paris, we ask why ‘global warming’ can actually make the weather colder.
Exploring visual acuity requires not only biological experiments, but also some understanding of the underlying physics.
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Paul Nurse’s failed experiment inspired a Nobel-prizewinning career.
A thermometer that goes to 200 million degrees
Up, up and away: using aircraft for atmospheric monitoring
A classroom hydrogen economy
Glitter, glue and physics too
Unexpected climate change
Sharp eyes: how well can we really see?
Proxima b, extremophiles and record-breaking cables
The importance of failure: interview with Paul Nurse