From invisible ink to DIY rockets: Five home experiments that feel like magic; until science explains them

Step into the hidden science lab in your kitchen with five easy experiments that explain refraction, surface tension, ...
WSET

Temperature Tests! Experiment demonstrates how colors impact temperature

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Science Behind Severe Weather is here and Tuesday is Day Two of experiments. COLOR vs. TEMPERATURE If you’ve ever worn a black shirt on a sunny day, then you know: dark ...
Nanowerk

Pepper Dance: Surface Tension and Soap Experiments

Discover how surface tension keeps water molecules together and how soap can break this force. Watch as pepper flees from soap in water, demonstrating molecular interactions in an exciting way. Watch ...
autoevolution

Surface Avatar Is an Experiment as Exciting as It Sounds, Controlling Robots From Space

It is in the nature of space exploration for human operators to take control and manage robotic pieces of hardware located many many miles away. It's a way of doing things that opened up neighboring ...
Nanowerk

Floating on Water: Paper Clips and Surface Tension

Discover the amazing properties of water's surface tension as you make metal paper clips float on water. You'll learn about the forces that hold water molecules together and how insects like water ...
AZoM

Why Surface Chemistry Matters in Materials Science

Discover why surface chemistry matters and how XPS imaging modes enable deeper insight into materials performance.
The Conversation

Visually striking science experiments at school can be fun, inspiring and safe – banning is not the answer

Nathan Kilah has received funding from Inspiring Australia to run 'Chemistry of Fireworks' lectures and pyrotechnic displays, funding from the Festival of Bright Ideas for fire and chemical reaction ...