In the Blink of an Eye

Helen Czerski’s speed science at the Cambridge Science Festival

with Helen Czerski

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Join in the Cambridge Science Festival excitement! This time Helen Czerski takes us to the physics department at Cambridge, known as the Cavendish laboratoy. She turns the oxygen in a ballon liquid, explaining how the molecules zoom around. She shows us how to tell a real diamond from a fake diamond. Finally, she shows us a really big gun - the single stage gas gun at the Cavendish, which can fire objects at 1000s of miles per hour. She shows us how the diamond cracks when shot at with very high speed. Finally, she shows us what happens when a drop of water falls through a soap bubble.

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Links:

• In the Blink of an Eye with Helen Czerski. (2007-03-13)
• Everyday Science: Wobbly World with Helen Czerski. (2006-09-08)
• Everyday Science: The science in your lunch with Helen Czerski. (2006-09-08)
• Everyday Science: To have air or not to have air... with Helen Czerski. (2006-09-07)
• Everyday Science: So hot you can see it! with Helen Czerski. (2006-09-06)
• Everyday Science: Wonderful Water with Helen Czerski. (2006-09-06)
• Everyday Science: Macho Materials with Helen Czerski. (2006-09-05)
• Everyday Science: Bendy light with Helen Czerski. (2006-09-05)
• Everyday Science: Introducing Helen with Helen Czerski. (2006-09-04)
• Everyday Science: Wobbles that you can hear with Helen Czerski. (2006-09-04)
• Einstein - flying with photons with Helen Czerski. (2005-03-19)