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Faking Mayhem
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How do 3D films work?
How does GPS work?
What causes the Earth's magnetic field?
Are we really all made of stardust?
Could your phone harm your health?
Are lightsabers possible?
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Who is Stephen Hawking?
Laser pest control
A beginners' guide to exoplanets
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Hello nano
Albert Einstein
Biography of Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric ...
Gravitation
A program which models the gravitational effects of different bodies in different systems. This program is simple and shows the effect of gravity very well.
Accelerated Travels
A look at the combined effect on distance from an origin of distance traveled and relativistic effects during accelerated travel.
Convection in a Box
Brief description of some experiments with smoke in a closed box, with normal convection currents and odd effects, includes diagrams and discussion of effects.
Biological Effects of Low-Level, Electromagnetic Fields
Statements from the Institution of Engineering and Technology on the possible health effects of EM fields and radiation from power lines, mobile phones and their associated base stations.
Quantum biology: Do weird physics effects abound in nature?
Read how biology exploit quantum effects to harness nature.
How Blue Screen Special Effects Work
Explains how Blue Screen Special Effects for television and movies work. From HowStuffWorks.com.
The Doppler Effect
A short film explaining the Doppler effect in simple, easy to understand terms. Nominated for the SciCast competition.
Electromagnetism
This is a site from the Thinkquest competition with good explanations on the magnetic effect of a current, the motor effect and magnetic field strength.
The Doppler effect
An explanation of the Doppler effect, which occurs whenever the source of waves (eg sound) is moving with respect to an observer.