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• MP3	Laser diffraction Thu, 24th Jun 2010 Make strange patterns using a laser pointer and use them to discover a fundamental proper...

• MP3	Bubble Colours - Interference Colours Sun, 20th Jun 2010 Make beautiful nanoscale structures using nothing more sophisticated than the washing up....

• MP3	DIY Rainbow - how a rainbow forms Sun, 28th Mar 2010 Make your own rainbow with this simple kitchen science, though you will have to provide y...

• MP3	DIY Photovoltaic Solar cell Sun, 7th Mar 2010 Find out how to build your own solar cell, it may not solve the world's energy problem, b...

• MP3	Pepper's Ghost Sun, 31st Jan 2010 Confuse your friends with ghostly candles, and find out how these are related to Victoria...

• MP3	Confusing colours Sun, 12th Jul 2009 Confuse your eyes with this colourful experiment, and find out how it relates to seeing i...

• MP3	Disappearing monitors - the power of polarisation Sun, 22nd Mar 2009 If you have ever wanted to know how to make something on your computer screen disappear t...

• MP3	Seeing further - DIY telescope Sun, 22nd Feb 2009 Dave builds a makeshift telescope from a pair of magnifying glasses - but be careful not ...

• MP3	Microwaving Ice - why defrosting is so slow. Sun, 8th Feb 2009 It's "On Your Marks..." for a watery microwave race - will water boil before ice melts?.....

• MP3	Drop Magnifier Sun, 11th Jan 2009 Make the cheapest microscope in the world, using a piece of plastic and some water. And f...

• MP3	Colours in CDs Sun, 7th Dec 2008 You may have noticed funky colours in CDs before, but where do they come from and why do ...

• MP3	Glowing tape Sun, 30th Nov 2008 Find out how to make ordinary sellotape glow in the dark, and how it has been used to mak...

• MP3	Ghostly Windows Sun, 23rd Nov 2008 Make you and a friend seem to appear and dissapear or even stand in the same place, just ...

• MP3	Starting fires with the sun Sun, 3rd Aug 2008 Start a fire using the power of the sun and a piece of glass, and find out how it could h...

• MP3	Lighting bulbs without wires Sun, 13th Apr 2008 Find out how to light a light bulb with no wire in sight using just a balloon and a littl...

• MP3	Remote Interference Sun, 3rd Feb 2008 You know you can use your remote control to save you the immense effort of getting out of...

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