Physics

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Can Sound Travel Without Air? Watch the Demo!

Why can't we hear this alarm clock in a vacuum chamber? Museum Science Educator Lauren demonstrates how in a vacuum, sound cannot travel.
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Why Do Chip Bags Puff Up on Planes?

Ever noticed your snack bag puffing up mid-flight? It’s physics at work! In this video, Museum Educator Emily demonstrates how air pressure causes a chip bag to inflate in a vacuum and how sometimes science experiments take multiple tries.
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Vacuum Chamber Science! Watch Water Boil at Room Temp

How can you boil water at room temperature? In this video, we explore the physics of air pressure.
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Is Time Real? Quantum Answers

Is time real? In this video David Kaiser, a physicist at MIT, answers this question in terms of quantum theory.
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Ideal Gas Law in Action: Can Crush Experiment

What force crushed this can? In this video, we dive into an application of the ideal gas law.
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What Is the Multiverse? Quantum Physics Explained

What is the multiverse? David Kaiser, a physicist at MIT, explains that in quantum theory, multiverse is often associated with the many-worlds interpretation.
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Why Does Tonic Water Glow? UV Light Experiment

Why is this tonic water glowing blue? In this video, we dive into the world of ultraviolet light.
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How Close Can We Get to Absolute Zero with Dr. Eric Cornell

How cold is the world’s coldest stuff? Eric Cornell describes how he created the world’s first Bose-Einstein condensate, with a temperature measuring just a few billionths of a degree, or a few nanokelvins, above absolute zero.
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Nobel Prize in Physics Winner Dr. Eric Cornell on Ultra-Cold Matter

Dr. Eric Cornell won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001 for creating, as he calls it, “the world’s coldest stuff.”
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How Nobel Prize Winners Are Chosen: The Secret Process

How do you find out you’ve won the Nobel Prize? Nobel Prize winner Eric Cornell describes how he received a call with the good news at 4:00 in the morning!
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World’s Coldest Stuff: Nobel Prize Winner Explains Bose-Einstein Condensate

What happens when you make the world’s coldest material? Eric Cornell won the Nobel Prize in 2001 for making Einstein-Bose condensate, a super cold substance.
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Bike Wheel Experiment: Angular Momentum

What can a bike wheel teach us about rotational inertia? In this educational video, Museum Educator Jeannine stands on a turntable while applying force to a spinning bike wheel.
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Wednesday, September 25 | 1:00 pm

Understanding the Universe with AI+Physics: An Interactive Introduction to IAIFI

With an overview presentation followed by interactive demonstrations of concepts, this event is for learners of all ages who want to glimpse into the future of science…AI+Science!
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Glass Shattering Experiment

Did you know you can shatter a wine glass using only sound? In this video, Museum Educator Emily explains how you can measure the unique sound produced by a glass’s vibration, and that sound is called its resonant frequency.
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Are You Safe on a Bed of Nails?

Would you lie on a bed of nails? In this video, Museum Educators Emily and Jeannine demonstrate the physics behind this thrilling experiment.