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6 Things you may not know about the afterglow of the big bang
All about... Quantum Computing
Nobel-prize winning accidents
Could your phone harm your health?
The Herschel Space Observatory
What is radioactivity?
All about... the Venus transit
How do 'invisibility cloaks' work?
The Radioactive Orchestra
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Molecular gastronomy comes home
All about... the International Space Station
How do no-fly zones work?
What is antimatter?
Alarms and Sirens
Wanted: Your computer's spare time
Cambridge Cosmology
Links and information on all aspects of cosmology including the Big Bang, Galaxies and Clusters, Cosmic Radiation and Cosmic Strings. All the information is supported with images and there are a ...
Cosmic Rays
A site about cosmic rays. Specifically: what they are, where they come from, and how they are detected.
Why can't you put metal in the microwave
A good description of what happens to metal when you put it in the microwave, and why you shouldn't do it.
How Microwave Ovens Work
A brief description of how Microwave Ovens work including some fascinating physics that goes on inside. From HowStuffWorks.com.
Laboratory for electromagnetic fields and microwave electronics
A very specialized high level site from the German laboratory for the study of electromagnetic fields and microwave electronics
Lord Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett
Lord Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett (1897 - 1974) work was focused on cosmic rays and he helped designed a counter-controlled cloud chamber, a brilliant invention which managed to make cosmic rays ...
Enlightened
A site from the ThinkQuest competition about light giving brief descriptions of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves and microwaves to x rays and gamma rays.
The Physics of Cooking
The science of food, heat and cooking. How do microwaves cook food? What is the difference between convection ovens and normal ovens? What is Pyrex and how does it differ from other cookware?
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, ...