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Fibre Optics

Optical fibres utilise optical refraction to transmit light along the core of

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Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, educator and populariser

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Electricity & Lightning

Electricity is an electric current which may or may not be used

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Nuclear Electricity Generation

The electricity output from nuclear power generation varies across the World, with

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Electric Generator

An electric generator converts kinetic energy (mechanical movement) to electrical energy. The

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Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) are a visible glow in the northern sky

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Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear fusion is a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei join to

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Nuclear Fission

Nuclear power stations typically work by the fission of enriched uranium into

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Sunspots

Sunspots are “Earth sized” cooler spots on the surface of the visible

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ALMA – operational March 2013

The Atacama Large Millimetre / Sub-Millimetre Array (ALMA – Spanish for “soul”)

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