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Make an electroscope Activity

by David Shaw, 28 October 2021 | 1 comments

Foil strips dangling inside a cup.

By Patrick Mahony Have you ever been surprised by a static shock? This clever device can measure electrical charge!

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How to fly without moving News

by David Shaw, 6 December 2018 | 2 comments

Futuristic glider plane with blue wings.

If you want to fly, you’ve got to move, right? Birds flap, propellers whirr, and if you’ve ever watched the spiral painted on the middle of a jet engine, you’ll know they spin too. But recently, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States created a plane with no moving parts at all.

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