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What is the link between water shrinking and the LHC? 🤔

This Teaching Tuesday, we talk about thermal contraction. Did you know that cooling things down also shrinks them?

Find out more: cern.ch/water-shrinking

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What is the link between an iron screw and the electromagnets we use at CERN?

In this CERN-Solvay Education video, we shine light on an unsung hero of electromagnet engineering: iron.

Find out more: cern.ch/iron-screw

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A new video is out! electric currents can give rise to magnetic fields and changing magnetic fields can create currents? We study LHC electromagnets and induction phenomena: cern.ch/currents

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What is the link between paper rings and radiofrequency cavities?

This Teaching Tuesday, we showcase a DIY activity with paper rings which will help us understand the concept of resonance.

Find out more: cern.ch/resonant-rings

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A new video is out! To learn about electromagnetic fields, how to control a beam of electrically charged particles and how to design a particle accelerator like the LHC, take a look at: cern.ch/proton

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is on TikTok! ⚙️🥼👩🏻‍🏫

What do fridge magnets, hovercrafts and CERN have in common?

Follow us on to watch our new science education series: tiktok.com/@cern_ontiktok

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at CERN, our scintillation detectors rely on luminescence, sometimes known as 'cold light', to detect high-energy particles? 🕯👀 ⚙️

Find out more in our latest video: cern.ch/photons

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📣 To all 16+ high-schoolers from all around the world: are you interested in experiencing life at CERN for one week? You can apply now to the student camp, until 30 March, after you have completed the online course.

Find out more: cern.ch/solvay-camp

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📣 If you are a 16+ high-school student, you can apply now to the student camp.

Find out more: cern.ch/solvay-camp

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📣 High-school students aged 16+: are you interested in experiencing life at ? You have one week left to apply to the SolvayEducation student camp (30 March) after completing our online course.

Find out more: cern.ch/solvay-camp

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What’s the connection between a fridge magnet and the magnets?🧲 Watch this video to find out how different magnets have different functions, and why the LHC needs various types of magnetic fields: ​​solvay-education-programme.web.cern.ch

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A new video is out! that not all particle detectors assembled at CERN are 100m below the ground? One of them is currently up in space.

🔗 To learn more about how permanent magnets work: cern.ch/magnets

International Space Station

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What is the link between a leaky bottle... and the optical fibres in the ATLAS Experiment particle detector? ⛲️⚙️

This , we talk about light guiding and colour shifting!

👩🏻‍🏫 Find out more: cern.ch/leaky-bottle


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What is the link between a particle detector and a balloon hovercraft?

On this , we take a look at how the power of air is used to move around 11 massive particle detector slices in the CMS Experiment CERN: solvay-education-programme.web.cern.ch/balloon-hoverc…

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? Au CERN, nos scintillateurs se servent de la luminescence, parfois appelée “lumière froide”, pour détecter des particules de haute énergie. 🕯👀⚙️

Regardez notre nouvelle vidéo : solvay-education-programme.web.cern.ch/fr/how-create-…

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📣Souhaites-tu passer une semaine en immersion au CERN ?
Si tu as 16 ans et plus et tu es au lycée, il te reste une semaine pour postuler au camp étudiant , jusqu'au 30 mars, après avoir suivi notre cours en ligne.

En savoir plus: cern.ch/solvay-camp

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Une nouvelle vidéo est en ligne ! On y parle du champ électromagnétique et de comment l'utiliser pour contrôler des particules dans un accélérateur. Pour aller plus loin : cern.ch/proton

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Quel rapport entre une bouteille qui fuit… et les fibres optiques dans le détecteur ATLAS Experiment ? Pour , on parle de guidage de lumière et de changement de couleur ! ⛲️⚙️
👩🏻‍🏫 En savoir plus : cern.ch/leaky-bottle-fr

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