Category: Videos & Animations
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A particularly wavy matter
Delve into the physics of everyday waves, discover the strange wave-particle duality of quantum objects, and discuss how radiofrequency cavities rely on waves to accelerate particles at the heart of the LHC
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Adventures at low temperatures #2: It is just a phase
Explore the transitions between different phases of matter, and how they can help us draw heat away from the LHC.
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Adventures at low temperatures #1: Keeping it cool
Investigate why the LHC has to be kept at a temperature colder than outer space, and how it manages to stay at such a cold temperature.
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Symmetry, in theory
Investigate the symmetries of simple geometric shapes, and use them as a stepping stone to grasp the symmetries of the laws of physics which govern the Universe.
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Electromagnetic Adventures #3: Permanent magnets… in space!
Explore the structure of matter across many length scales to understand how permanent magnets work, and discover along the way that magnetism comes in more flavours than you’d expect.
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Electromagnetic adventures #2: Currents 🔁 Magnets
Learn how electric currents can create magnetic fields as well as the opposite phenomenon – how changing magnetic fields can create electric currents.
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How to create photons you can see
Learn how light is created, how incandescence (“warm light”) differs from luminescence (“cold light”) and how we use the latter in scintillation detectors.
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Electromagnetic adventures #1: How to steer a proton
Explore electromagnetic fields, how to control a beam of electrically charged particles and how to design a particle accelerator like the LHC.
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Fridge magnets and the LHC?! – Solvay DIY video
Learn about the link between fridge magnets and the LHC, in this short video by the CERN-Solvay Education Programme.
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A leaky bottle & the ATLAS particle detector?! – Solvay DIY video
Learn about the link between a leaky bottle and the ATLAS particle detector, in this short video by the CERN-Solvay Education Programme.