The centrifugal force awakens
In a spin: use a rotating platform to explore how gravitational acceleration affects a simple pendulum.
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In a spin: use a rotating platform to explore how gravitational acceleration affects a simple pendulum.
Your mission: to land an intrepid egg-naut safely on the surface of the Moon and learn about classical mechanics along the way.
Intrigue your students with some surprising experiments – it’s a great way to challenge their intuitions and explore the laws of mechanics.
Can you play world-class sport, and also be part of a team that tries to understand the nature of our Universe? Yes – just ask Tamara Davis. Henri Boffin from ESO talked to her in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The centrifugal force awakens
Landing on the Moon – planning and designing a lunar lander
When things don’t fall: the counter-intuitive physics of balanced forces
“Intelligence is of secondary importance in research”