Showphysics 09

Session

Presentation of Shows

31 Mar 2009, 16:00

Auditoire Stuckelberg (Université de Genève)

13. Science made simple

Mr Huw James (Invited speaker)

31/03/2009, 16:00

science made simple are a spin-out company from Cardiff University (University of Wales) who use scientific demonstrations to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. In this talk, you will see who science made simple are in the flesh, find out what this award winning science communication company does, and see some of the innovative but simple demonstrations they use that make...

11. Experimentarium

Mr Manu Beeckmans

31/03/2009, 16:45

After some general considerations about energy and temperature equilibirium of the planet, we can observe changes induced by variations ofdifferent parameters like enforcement of convection or introduction of carbon dioxyde inside the atmosphere of a miniature planet.

34. Volta's Electrophorus - an old experiment and some interesting questions

Mr Carlo Tognoni

31/03/2009, 17:15

The Volta's Electrophorus is the simplest and most ancient electrostatic machine. It works from very simple materials: a non-conductive base, a conductive disk and some wool tissue. Using this very simple equipment however you can generate static electricity seemingly without limits: it looks like a perpetuum engine. Here I will present a multimedia, available on the Web, that explains in...