Science

• What is science—and why does it matter?: How does science work... and why does the world need it?
• Aerodynamics: Why is it so hard to speed through the air?
• Atoms: How can you build a world from about 100 basic building blocks?
• Bullets: Why do they do so much damage?
• Candles: Why isn't the brightest part of the flame also the hottest?
• Careers in science: How to become a scientist.
• Center of gravity: What stops things falling over?
• Centrifuges: Can you spin water from your clothes or separate blood into its components?
• Chocolate: Can science explain why it tastes so good?
• Diagrams (how to draw): What's the best way to explain a machine with a picture?
• Electromagnetic spectrum: Light is only one type of electromagnetic wave—what are the others and why can't we see them?
• Electron microscopes: Can we really see things smaller than light itself?
• Fireworks: How do chemical explosions light the sky with color?
• Forces and motion: Why do objects move in such predictable ways?
• Forensic science: How can science bring criminals to justice?
• Fresnel lenses: Why do lighthouses have those strange bullseye lenses?
• Fuel cells: Can we run cars on water and sunlight?
• Gravity: What goes up must come down... but why?
• Great physics experiments: What were the greatest physics experiments of all time?
• Happiness (science): What makes us happy or sad? Can science explain?
• Holograms: Can we really store 3D images inside pieces of plastic and glass?
• Inventors and inventions: What drives people to invent new things? What part does science play in inventing?
• Lasers: Where's the world's most powerful laser and what is it used for?
• Laser diodes: If lasers are so big, how come we use them in CD players and grocery store checkouts?
• Lenses: Why does a curved piece of glass make it easier to see?
• Light: What is light and why does it do so many strange things?
• Luminescence: Why can things glow in the dark long after all the light has gone?
• Magnetism: What is magnetism and how can we put it to good use?
• Magnetrons: How can you generate microwaves in a radar or microwave oven?
• Materials science: Why is one material different from another? How can we design materials to solve particular engineering problems?
• Microscopes: How can they show us the tiny worlds within our own world?
• Mirrors: How does a mirror catch light and throw it back again?
• Linear motors: What happens if you unwrap an electric motor and lay it out flat?
• Nanotechnology: Can we build a new world from atoms and molecules?
• Photochromic lenses: How can a pair of eyeglasses darken in the light and lighten in the dark?
• Psychology: How do scientists use the tricks of science to study the human brain and behavior? What are the 10 greatest psychology experiments?
• Quantum dots: How does sound travel and why can't you hear anything in space?
• Sound: How does sound travel and why can't you hear anything in space?
• Soundproofing: What's the best way to block out your noisy neighbors?
• Space rockets: Why can a rocket travel in the vacuum of space?
• Space telescopes: Why can we see more with telescopes mounted in space?
• Sport: How can science make you a faster sprinter, a surer golfer, or a better soccer player?
• States of matter: Why are things either solid, liquid, or gas and why do they change back and forth?
• Superconductors: Will they give us floating trains and super-fast supercomputers?
• Surfing: What can science teach us about catching waves?
• Swimming: How can physics make you a better swimmer?
• Thin-film interference: Why are soap bubbles amazing colors? Can we use that for anything?
• Wetsuits: How does a thin layer of artificial rubber keep you warm in the sea?

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