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6 Things you may not know about the afterglow of the big bang
Nobel-prize winning accidents
Could your phone harm your health?
The Herschel Space Observatory
All about... Quantum Computing
What is radioactivity?
All about... the Venus transit
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Molecular gastronomy comes home
What is antimatter?
How do no-fly zones work?
Top 4 Bonkers things about the universe
The Radioactive Orchestra
Alarms and Sirens
Wanted: Your computer's spare time
Micro maniac
Ever wondered what it would look like to microwave soap, wax crayons or even fairy lights? This virtual microwave lets you see the results without any of the mess.
US microwave bomb
A newspaper article explaining the use of the first High Powered Microwave bomb designed to damage equipment while leaving personnel unharmed.
Superheating and Microwave Ovens
Ever heard stories of people being injured when using microwave ovens to heat water to make hot drinks? Well this site explains why this can happen.
Mystery of cosmic rays' origin finally solved
The origins of cosmic rays have finally been found using the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope.
Cambridge Cosmology
Links and information on all aspects of cosmology including the Big Bang, Galaxies and Clusters, Cosmic Radiation and Cosmic Strings. All the information is supported with images and there are a ...
Cosmic Rays
A site about cosmic rays. Specifically: what they are, where they come from, and how they are detected.
Why can't you put metal in the microwave
A good description of what happens to metal when you put it in the microwave, and why you shouldn't do it.
How Microwave Ovens Work
A brief description of how Microwave Ovens work including some fascinating physics that goes on inside. From HowStuffWorks.com.
The Big Bang
NASA page detailing the evidence for the big bang obtained from the study of cosmic background radiation (the CMB).
Laboratory for electromagnetic fields and microwave electronics
A very specialized high level site from the German laboratory for the study of electromagnetic fields and microwave electronics