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Try your hand at Surfatron, a game that lets students experience the challenges faced by particle accelerator scientists while learning about the physics of waves.
Ages: 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;
How do physicists study very small objects (like molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles) and very large objects (such as galaxies) that cannot be directly observed or measured?
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;
Build your own virtual particle accelerator with the aid of the acceleratAR app and gain a hands-on, immersive understanding of how these machines work.
Ages: 16-19;
Science fiction can be an engaging starting point for scientific discussions. Learn how one research group is using Star Wars to introduce students to accelerator science.
Ages: not applicable;
Give your students the opportunity to work as real scientists and win a unique experience experimenting at CERN.
Ages: 16-19;
Antimatter has inspired many science fiction stories, but these fascinating facts show that it is not just reserved for fantasy.
Ages: 16-19;
Scientists are searching deep underground for hard-to-detect particles that stream across the Universe.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Win the Beamline for Schools competition and take a trip to CERN to do your own real-life particle physics experiment.
Ages: not applicable;
| Issue 62
Surfatron: catch the wave of accelerators
Topics: Engineering, Physics, Resources
| Issue 58
A disturbance in the Force gives insights into beam diagnostics
Topics: Engineering, Physics
| Issue 55
Exploring the universe: from very small to very large
Topics: Astronomy / space, Physics
| Issue 55
Death Star or cancer tumour: proton torpedoes reach the target
Topics: Engineering, Health, Physics, Science and society, Careers in STEM
| Issue 54
Build your own virtual accelerator
Topics: Engineering, Physics
| Issue 54
The physics of Star Wars: introducing accelerator science
Topics: Engineering, Physics, Science and society, Careers in STEM
| Issue 42
Students and science collide: CERN’s Beamline for Schools competition
Topics: Events
| Issue 42
Ten things you might not know about antimatter
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 39
Science goes underground
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 37
CERN’s high-school physics competition shines bright
Topics: Inspire, Events
