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Space radiation hits record high

Space radiation hits record high

Our solar system's natural shields are letting in a flood of cosmic rays, resulting in record-high radiation levels that pose a hazard to space missions.

The Energy Efficient Home

The Energy Efficient Home

 

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Explains how energy efficiency can be improved by a variety of methods. You can also play a game to design an energy efficient house!
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conduction, convection, double, energy, glazing, heat, insulation, material, radiation, thermal,

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Black body

Black body

 

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This site allows the temperature of the Black Body applet to be set in two ways. The applet will then show you the spectrum and the apparent color of the object. Temperature can also be related to peak wavelength.
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applet, black, body, boltzmann, colour, electromagnetic, radiation, spectrum, stefan,

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Cobe Satellite

Cobe Satellite

 

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NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer satellite was launched to explore the cosmic microwave background radiation. It has discovered fluctuations in that radiation which are important to big bang cosmological calculations.
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3k, background, bang, big, black, body, cobe, cosmic, cosmology, hyperphysics, microwave, radiation, theory,

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Blackbody Radiation

Blackbody Radiation

 

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A good introduction page to this topic.
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black, body, electromagnetic, emit, radiation,

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Electromagnetic Waves

Electromagnetic Waves

 

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From Eric Weisstein's World of Physics, this page is the index for all sections related to electromagnetic waves. A useful site for quick brief information
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angular, array, bound, bremsstrahlung, cherenkov, cyclotron, density, dipole, electric, electromagnetic, electron, fresnel, gamma, infrared, larmor, light, microwave, momentum, multipole, nuclear, phased, power, radar, radiation, skin, wave,

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The Physics of Coloured Fireworks

The Physics of Coloured Fireworks

 

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Describes the nature of pyrotechnics with tables and diagrams of chemical substances and ingredients used to emit different colours.
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article, colour, composition, emitter, explosion, firework, gunpowder, ingredients, light, pyrotechnic, radiation, wavelength,

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Hyperphysics - Biologically Effective Dose

Hyperphysics - Biologically Effective Dose

 

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Description of biologically effective dose for various type of radiation and the units.
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alpha, beta, biologically, dose, effective, factor, gamma, gray, hyperphysics, quality, rad, radiation, rem, sievert, x-ray,

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Marie Sklodowska Curie

Marie Sklodowska Curie

 

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A short biography of Marie Curie with links to related information.
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biography, biology, birthday, curie, education, family, female, life, marie, radiation, radioactive,

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Rutherford's demonstration

Rutherford's demonstration

 

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An animated representation of the famous alpha-particle scattering demonstration. You can adjust the frequency of arrival of the particles and observe which make it through and which rebound.
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alpha, atom, diffraction, experiment, geiger, marsden, multimedia, particle, radiation, rutherford, scatter,

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Electricity Crossword

Electricity Crossword

 

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Crossword requiring some electrical knowledge.
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atom, attraction, charge, conductor, crossword, current, fun, game, ion, light, lightning, negative, neutron, positive, proton, radiation, static, switch, voltage, watt,

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