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Could your phone harm your health?
What is the Higgs Boson?
How do 'invisibility cloaks' work?
How does sunscreen work?
The Herschel Space Observatory
The Radioactive Orchestra
What is radioactivity?
CSI: Geophysics
Why is there more matter than antimatter?
Time Twins
Could we ever go back in time?
What is string theory?
6 Things you may not know about the afterglow of the big bang
What is a kilogram?
HiPER power
Particle accelerators to the rescue
Radiation
A range of very good information on various radiation risks such as mobiles and power lines.
Earth’s radiation belts
A short description of the Van Allen radiation belt that surrounds the Earth.
Alpha, beta and gamma radiation
Comprehensive info on the three most important kinds of nuclear radiation and their uses.
Radiation, 60 years later
An introduction to various aspects of radiation such nuclear waste and weapons - lots of topics covered in light detail.
A Brief Chronology of Radiation and Protection
Though many of the discoveries in radiation were made during the 19th Century there were scientist as early as 500BC contributing to the knowledge of the subject.
Radiation and risk
Interesting info and stats about the risks of exposure to nuclear radiation. Includes a wide range of referenced sources.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
NASA page about electromagnetic waves with descriptions of such waves and their uses.Covers radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet (UV), x-rays and gamma rays.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
The site explains the basic of the electromagnetic spectrum and the various wavelengths of which it is composed (Radio Waves, Microwaves , Infrared, the Visible Spectrum, Ultraviolet, Gamma Rays, ...