The physics of Star Wars: introducing accelerator science
Science fiction can be an engaging starting point for scientific discussions. Learn how one research group is using Star Wars to introduce students to accelerator science.
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Science fiction can be an engaging starting point for scientific discussions. Learn how one research group is using Star Wars to introduce students to accelerator science.
Give your students the opportunity to work as real scientists and win a unique experience experimenting at CERN.
Antimatter has inspired many science fiction stories, but these fascinating facts show that it is not just reserved for fantasy.
Scientists are searching deep underground for hard-to-detect particles that stream across the Universe.
Win the Beamline for Schools competition and take a trip to CERN to do your own real-life particle physics experiment.
Claire Pacheco explores ancient art puzzles with modern techniques.
The aurorae are one of the wonders of the natural world. Using some simple apparatus, they and related phenomena can easily be reproduced in the classroom.
Sarah Stanley explains how Becky Parker gets her students involved in particle physics at CERN. Why not get your students to join in too?
What do continental drift, nuclear power stations and supernovae have in common? Neutrinos, as Susana Cebrián explains.
Particle physics is often seen as something only for huge research institutes, out of reach of the general public. Francisco Barradas-Solas and Paloma Alameda-Meléndez demonstrate how – with the aid of a homemade particle detector – you can dispel this myth by bringing particle physics to life…
The physics of Star Wars: introducing accelerator science
Students and science collide: CERN’s Beamline for Schools competition
Ten things you might not know about antimatter
Science goes underground
CERN’s high-school physics competition shines bright
Analysing art in the Louvre
Casting light on solar wind: simulating aurorae at school
Schoolhouse scientists
Neutrinos: an introduction
Bringing particle physics to life: build your own cloud chamber