Category Archives: Physics Fun

Spock rocks to Oasis and Avatar’s Na’vi enjoy James Blunt

The Institute of Physics (IOP) and the PRS for Music, the organisation that collects royalties on behalf of composers and songwriters, today reveal the songs that our favourite sci-fi aliens could be listening to in outer space, based on the distance radio waves emitted from Earth have to travel to reach them. The intergalactic hi-fi of Star [...]
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Favourite physics-related album title – have you voted yet?

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Physics in a Primary School

Engaging young children about physics can sometimes be difficult, but Gavin Leithall and Paul Skrzypczyk, postgraduate physics students from the School of Physics, University of Bristol, visited Elmlea Junior School in Bristol on February 10th to do just this.  They spent the day giving talks to six Year 3 and Year 4 classes as part of the school’s Science [...]
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Get the new free Physics World newsflash app for your iPhone

If you’re interested in physics and own an iPhone or iPod Touch, then the new physicsworld.com newsflash app is a must. The app allows you to download the latest news articles from physicsworld.com directly to your iPhone or iPod Touch. Staying informed as you go has never been easier. The app allows users to quickly access the top [...]
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Physics fun at Lab in a Lorry

The IOP’s Lab in a Lorry visited East Lothian last week to get local students involved in some fun physics experiments.  Lab in a Lorry is a mobile lab that gives young people the chance to explore science through hands-on experiments. The programme is guided by volunteers who want to share their passion for science and their [...]
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