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Invisibility cloak 'step closer'

Invisibility cloak 'step closer'

Scientists in the US say they have developed materials that can bend light around 3D objects making them 'disappear'.

Find the Sun

Find the Sun

 

Description:
Click on the last game "Find the Sun" to learn about shadows. A very simple but beautifully illustrated site. Unfortunately a subscription site.
Keywords:

light, shade, shadow, sun,

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How Hubble Space Telescope Works

How Hubble Space Telescope Works

 

Description:
A brief description of how Hubble Space Telescope works. It include the design of the telescope and some fascinating pictures that it has taken. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.
Keywords:

ccd, hubble, light, space, telescope, year,

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How Solar Yard Lights Work

How Solar Yard Lights Work

 

Description:
A brief description of how Solar Yard Lights work. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com. A good, understandable site.
Keywords:

camp, cell, energy, led, light, multimedia, photoresistor, power, solar, yard,

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Measuring Light

Measuring Light

 

Description:
An introduction to the standards of measurement for light.
Keywords:

candela, definition, light, npl, vision, watt,

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Rainbow Demonstration

Rainbow Demonstration

 

Description:
Suggests methods for producing rainbows in the laboratory. Some workable methods for teaching purposes.
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activity, demonstration, experiment, light, optic, rainbow,

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Gondar Design Physics

Gondar Design Physics

 

Description:
This is a useful site for GCSE pupils to revise a wide range of topics. The site is easy to navigate and covers a variety of concepts.
Keywords:

animation, diffusion, electric, electromagnetic, energy, hooke, law, light, revision, sine, spectrum, wave,

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Multimedia Physics Studios - Glenbrook

Multimedia Physics Studios - Glenbrook

 

Description:
Site with definitions, small multimedia sections and equations with sample calculations. Useful true or false questions.
Keywords:

acceleration, charge, collision, crash, distance, einstein, electrophorous, electroscope, energy, general, induct, kinematic, light, momentum, newton, optic, parabolic, projectile, r, relativity, rotation, satellite, skid, skydive, sound, static, stopping, vector, velocity, wave, work,

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Optics Bench

Optics Bench

 

Description:
Animation showing ray diagrams using a converging lens or mirror. Rays reflect, slightly inaccurately, from behind mirror, otherwise accurate
Keywords:

apature, lens, light, mirror, multimedia, optics,

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Fiber Optics

Fiber Optics

 

Description:
Light source can be moved into a fiber optic. The angle of the beam can be altered. Passage of light through the fiber is displayed
Keywords:

cable, fibre, internal, light, multimedia, optics, reflection, refraction,

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Snell's Law

Snell's Law

 

Description:
Applet showing refraction from medium 1 to medium 1, refractive indices and incident angle can be altered.
Keywords:

index, law, light, multimedia, optics, refraction, refractive, snell,

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