Showing 4 results from a total of 104
In the second of two articles, Rolf Landua from CERN takes us deep below the ground to visit the largest scientific endeavour on Earth – the Large Hadron Collider and its experiments.
Ages: 16-19;
Darren Hughes from the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France takes a look at stress. How can it be manipulated to make safer rails for trains or more efficient wind turbines – and what can we learn from neutron- and X-ray analysis?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
One hour and 34 minutes after the bright tail of the Kosmos 3M rocket disappeared from view, more than one hundred students are checking their watches nervously. The first signal from their satellite should arrive any minute. Barbara Warmbein, from the European Space Agency in Noordwijk, the…
Ages: 16-19;
The energy demands of our society continue to increase, while the stocks of fossil fuels - still our major energy source - are declining. Chris Warrick from the European Fusion Development Agreement explains why research into fusion offers the hope of a safe and environmentally responsible energy…
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 10
The LHC: a look inside
Topics: Physics, Engineering
| Issue 5
Taking the stress out of engineering
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
| Issue 1
Launching a dream: the first European student satellite in orbit
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Engineering
| Issue 1
Fusion – ace in the energy pack?
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science, Engineering
