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Microscope in Action is a hands-on educational resource for teaching fluorescence microscopy in the classroom and beyond
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
All teachers have at least one favourite experiment that they are eager to share. Read on to learn more about monthly experiment sharing sessions and discover some low-cost physics experiments to try out in your own classroom.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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;
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Colours in the dark: fluorescence microscopy for the classroom
Topics: Biology, Engineering, Physics, Resources
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My favourite experiments – connecting teachers and ideas
Topics: Engineering, General science, Physics, Resources
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A disturbance in the Force gives insights into beam diagnostics
Topics: Engineering, Physics
| Issue 57
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
| Issue 56
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
| Issue 56
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
| Issue 54
Organ-on-chip systems and the 3Rs
Topics: Biology, Engineering, Health, Science and society
