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Scientists working at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) and the University Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France, have discovered a crystal that appears to defy the laws of physics. Giovanna Cicognani from ILL reports.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Lucy Attwood from Oxford Danfysik, UK, explains the mysterious appeal of champagne.
Ages: not applicable;
Everyone knows what symmetry is. In this article, though, Mario Livio from the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA, explains how not only shapes, but also laws of nature, can be symmetrical.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Imagine a barge carrying not coal or other heavy cargo, but something much more precious – inspiration! Beate Langholf from Wissenschaft im Dialog, Germany, describes a science exhibition that travels the rivers of Germany with a different theme each year.
Ages: not applicable;
In the second of two articles on developing the processes of enquiry, hypothesis and testing, Alfredo Tifi, Natale Natale and Antonietta Lombardi describe how to build and apply some of the low-cost equipment they have developed.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Uffe Gråe Jørgensen from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, describes the search for Earth-like planets elsewhere in our galaxy.
Ages: 16-19;
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Defying the laws of physics?
Topics: Physics
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Putting the fizz into physics!
Topics: Physics
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Symmetry rules
Topics: Physics, Mathematics
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The exhibition ship MS Einstein: a floating source of scientific knowledge
Topics: Physics, General science
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Scientists at play: contraptions for developing science process skills
Topics: Physics, Science and society, General science
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Are there Earth-like planets around other stars?
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
