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15 fabulous science activities to do indoors Activity

by David Shaw, 3 April 2020 | 1 comments

White t-shirt with circular dye patterns

Staying home to slow the spread of COVID-19? We’ve got some ideas to help you pass the time, even if you’re stuck indoors. Time to gather up materials from around the house and do some science!

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More bumps means more bytes News

by Pat, 28 June 2013 | 0 comments

Laser beam shining on a DVD.

DVDs are a useful, reliable and relatively cheap way of storing information. Australian researchers have recently developed a technique to massively increase a DVD’s storage capacity.

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Light stripes Activity

by Mike, 21 November 2012 | 0 comments

Peg holding laser and wire inserted into Blu tac.

Laser light is not the same as other kinds of light. In this activity, discover some of the ways it is special, and make a really cool pattern!

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