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Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
How does sunscreen work?
Could your phone harm your health?
Why do earthquakes happen?
How do 'invisibility cloaks' work?
The Herschel Space Observatory
The Radioactive Orchestra
What is radioactivity?
Why is there more matter than antimatter?
6 Things you may not know about the afterglow of the big bang
What is a kilogram?
Particle accelerators to the rescue
All about Graphene
Nobel-prize winning accidents
Alien spotting comes down to Earth
SODIS - A place in the sun
Hyperphysics - Radioactivity
Description of origin and uses of gamma radiation, other radioactive processes, with good links t further info.
Ionizing Radiation
Ionization is the ejection of one or more electrons from an atom or molecule to produce a fragment with a net positive charge.
Radioactivity
Good simple revision guide for UK GCSE standard, includes topics such as isotopes, types of radiation, half-life and nuclear power.
Gamma Radioactivity
This section of Hyperphysics describes gamma radiation very clearly and links to relevant information.
How does heat energy move - Energy transfers
A good explanation of radiation, convection and conduction.
Bananas are radioactive
Short article on why bananas give off relatively high amounts of ionising radiation.
The Big Bang
NASA page detailing the evidence for the big bang obtained from the study of cosmic background radiation (the CMB).
The Radioactive Orchestra
Cool project where you can compose your own tunes using music based on the radiation emitted by radioactive isotopes.
Radar, Police
RADAR speed detectors bounce microwave radiation off of moving vehicles and detect the reflected waves.