Headquarters Tent
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The main information center and the "take off point" for all tours.
The Headquarters Tent is the best place to start your physics fun! |
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Planetarium Show: "Dawn of the Space Age."
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The planetarium show this year is "Dawn
of the Space Age."
From the launch of the first artificial satellite sputnik,
to the magnificent lunar landings and privately operated space
flights.
Be immersed and overwhelmed with this most
accurate historic reconstruction of Man’s first steps into
space. Who were these Men and Women that took part in these
death defying endeavors? Witness their drive, their passion,
and their perseverance to explore, in “Dawn of the Space Age”.
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Multimedia Presentations and Film Shows
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Special twenty minute talks (with demonstrations) will be presented in the Room 101 Theater, Richards Building. These talks were chosen for widespread public interest and designed to be entertaining as well as informative.
The title and times of these talks are:
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The Chemical "Medicine" Show
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Images from Space - Hubble Space Telescope
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Physics of Sports
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In addition, selected science films will be
shown between presentations.
The title and times
of these shows are:
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The Universe |
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Roller Casters |
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Elegant Universe |
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Paper Airplane Contest
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Experience the physics of flight!
Look for the paper-folding table near the
Headquarters Tent. |
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Hands-On Experiments and Demonstrations
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Exciting hand-on experiments and demonstrations are
available all day in the rooms of Richards Building |
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Tours of Research Facilities
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| Guided tours around the Physics Department research facilities will be available all day on a regular basis. The "take off point" for all tours will be the Headquarters Tent. |
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Condensed Matter Physics Group
This research group, which includes the Center for Materials Research and Technology (MARTECH), is active in a number of areas such as high Tc superconductivity, metal clusters, surface physics and liquid crystals
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The Superconducting LINAC Laboratory
The Superconducting Linear Accelerator Facility is used to perform fore-front research studying the behavior and response of the atomic nucleus to many varied and extreme conditions. See how we can make nuclei spin at a rate of two hundred, million, million, million revolutions per second! |
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LEGO mechanics
Explore mechanics and other areas of physics in the colorful world of LEGO. |
Space Warper
Explore the Coriolis force while riding the Space Warper. The Coriolis force is responsible for rotation of hurricanes and other weather systems. |
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