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Seeing the light: monitoring fusion experiments
By Phil Dooley, EFDA-JET
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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. |
The effect of heat: simple experiments with solids, liquids and gases
By Erland Andersen and Andrew Brown
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From a homemade thermometer to knitting needles that grow: here are some simple but fun experiments for primary-school pupils to investigate what happens to solids, liquids and gases when we heat them. |
More than meets the eye: the exotic, high-energy Universe
By Claudia Mignone and Rebecca Barnes
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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. |
Bigger, faster, hotter
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Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members (EIROs). |
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Making physics flourish in Poland: Maria Dobkowska
By Katy Hewis
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Physics teacher Maria Dobkowska describes the challenges of remaining creative within a strictly defined national curriculum and of working with children with disabilities. |
The new definition of crystals – or how to win a Nobel Prize
By Mairi Haddow
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Why is symmetry so central to the understanding of crystals? And why did ‘forbidden’ symmetry change the definition of crystals themselves? |
Behind the autism spectrum
By Andreas Chiocchetti
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Research into the genetics of the autism spectrum is increasing our understanding of these conditions, and may lead to better ways to diagnose and manage them. |
Seeing is believing: 3D illusions
By Andrew Brown
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To make the two-dimensional images that we see in print and on screen appear more real, we can hijack our brains to create the illusion of a third dimension, depth. These activities explore the physics that make this possible. |
Welcome to the twenty-fourth issue of Science in School
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As I write this, the children in my village have been back at school for two weeks. The school just down the road, however, doesn’t start again for another two weeks. If school holidays – and indeed school types, curricula and teacher training – differ so much within Germany, how much variation must there be across Europe? |
