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South Pole Telescope

The South Pole telescope (or SPT) is designed to study the Cosmic Microwave background. This telescope provides astronomers with a powerful new tool to explore dark energy, the mysterious phenomena ...

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http://pole.uchicago.edu/public/

Faraday Cage

A demonstration of how a sieve can stop microwaves, preventing butter from melting inside a microwave oven.

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http://vimeo.com/4098939

Microwaves

NASA introduction to microwaves and their uses for remote sensing.

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http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/micro.html

The Big Bang

NASA page detailing the evidence for the big bang obtained from the study of cosmic background radiation (the CMB).

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http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-powered-the-big-bang/

Microwave Ovens

Everyone knows how to use a microwave oven, but do you know how it works? Pick one of the topics to learn what really goes on inside.

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http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/microwaves/index.html

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.

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http://www.greensock.com/portfolio/MicroManiac/index.html

US microwave bomb

A newspaper article explaining the use of the first High Powered Microwave bomb designed to damage equipment while leaving personnel unharmed.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,917077,00.html

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.

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http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/superheating.html

Martin Rees

Martin Rees (1942 - ) has made important contributions to the theories of galaxy formation, galaxy clustering, and the origin of the cosmic background radiation.

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Mystery of cosmic rays' origin finally solved

The origins of cosmic rays have finally been found using the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope.

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23175-mystery-of-cosmic-rays-origin-finally-solved.html
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