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How can you measure a beam of particles without interfering with it? The answer: by using a curtain of supersonic gas.
Ages: 16-19;
Recent results from EUROfusion’s JET experiment have demonstrated sustained high fusion power for the first time. These ground-breaking results could pave the way for fusion energy to play a key role in tackling climate change.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Why is food sold in packaging? Do we really need it? And if so, what materials are best? These questions are more complex than they seem and the answers may surprise you.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
What would the world look like if we could see infrared light? With some simple modifications, you can turn a cheap webcam into an infrared camera and find out!
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Silly or serious? Rube Goldberg machines are not only a lot of fun but can help students to understand the principles of conservation and transfer of energy.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Sweet success: everyday objects can be used to demonstrate fundamental physical principles in an engaging manner.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Organ-on-chip technology can simulate key properties of human physiology. Advanced systems could even one day be used to replace animals in medical research.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
A real-life version of proton torpedoes, popularized in Star Wars, offer an alternative to radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Basic research is often misunderstood by the public and misconstrued by the media. Try this role play to learn how research is funded and how basic research advances and protects society.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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A disturbance in the Force gives insights into beam diagnostics
Topics: Engineering, Physics
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JET sets new fusion energy record
Topics: Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics, Science and society, Sustainability
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Shaken by the (pressure) waves
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Physics
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Plastic food packaging: simply awful, or is it more complicated?
Topics: Earth science, Engineering, Science and society, Sustainability
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Infrared webcam hack – using infrared light to observe the world in a new way
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Engineering, Physics
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Conservation and transfer of energy: project-based learning with Rube Goldberg machines
Topics: Engineering, General science, Physics, STEAM
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Physics with everyday objects: springy sweets, a universe in your pocket, and drawing circuits
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering, Physics
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Organ-on-chip systems and the 3Rs
Topics: Biology, Engineering, Health, Science and society
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Death Star or cancer tumour: proton torpedoes reach the target
Topics: Engineering, Health, Physics, Science and society, Careers in STEM
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What is it good for? Basic versus applied research
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, General science, Health, Science and society, Careers in STEM
