September's Classroom Physics will arrive in IOP affiliated schools and colleges next week. The theme of the latest issue is transportation & we explore the technologies that move people and things – by road, rail, air or sea. #TeachPhysics

Another superb video from the phenomenal Dr Andrew Szydlo: Magical Mercury ⚗️ Enjoy! youtu.be/_oQckm4M824?si…

What causes the colours of the aurora? An excellent infographic by Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics compoundchem.com/2024/09/05/aur…

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This chemical reaction is just plain weird...but also beautiful! bit.ly/WCRSX

Philip Harris St Paul’s Way school. That would definitely cheer us up as we are currently understaffed and it’s just the 2 of us for 2 sites (large school and sixth form ) and a great science team that loves doing practicals.

A new & 'improved' simple demo to show direction of magnetic flux using a magnetised steel rod instead of needle & a neodymium magnet. Rod placed near the N pole & released. It is repelled & travels to the S pole along a curved path (direction of magnetic flux). #techniciansRULE

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Playing with coloured shadows 🌈

Purple chillies update for #Gardenindicators. Nice colours, I almost got a blue colour when bicarbonate was added, but the change to green was rapid. x.com/iain_smellie/s…

I've tried pollen grains & polystyrene microspheres but the best results to demo #Brownianmotion under the microscope is still diluted milk! #TechniciansRULE

Mark O. Martin ASM Univ. of Puget Sound Can you share protocols and how to get materials? Would be a really cool (pun intended!) demo ….

If you are in Birmingham on Tuesday 1 October 2024 don't miss this by Dr Jess Wade liked it here once Chiral molecules and next generation technologies 🌀 iop.org/events/chiral-…

Short article published in IOP Publishing Classroom Physics September 2024 all about how we use ultrasonic distance sensors to avoid student collisions 😉 If you want more info on how to make one DM me #TECHOGNITION. Here's how it works: youtube.com/shorts/RrV97P8…

As a wheelchair ♿️ user I have had enough of pavements and crossings being blocked. In this video I’m calling on Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan to sort out Lime once and for all.

TOMORROW! Tommy Technetium X TEDxDetroit! WHEN: Wednesday, September 18th WHERE: Wayne State University State Field House. HOW: Tickets available at 🎟️TEDxDetroit.com WHY: Because it will be fun!

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