Forces and energy: Quantum energy

Checking out Einstein and going quantum Quantum and classical physics both have the concept of energy in common. The conservation of energy still applies in quantum physics the same way it does in classical physics. The difference is in the math used to calculate energy and work. In quantum physics it is all about probability – the energy something has ...

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Forces and energy: Electricity and sustainable energy

Electrical energy Electrical energy also has many forms. For example, lightning, is a form of static electricity. You witness static electricity also when you rub a balloon against your hair. One of the most useful forms of electrical energy for humans is when it is generated from a current, which occurs when electrons flow through a circuit. It is the ...

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Forces and Energy: Energy and Work

What do we mean by energy? Energy is the capacity of a physical system to do work or cause a change. We will examine what this means in detail below, but to help establish students’ baseline understanding of energy get students to do Activity 1. What is energy? Why is understanding energy important? When we design and build stuff important ...

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FLEET Schools Home science: Energy

Explore the concepts of kinetic, heat, chemical and potential energy...and glow sticks 27 Apr 2020Shapes and Patterns & the next big thing in physics: moiré pattern and twistronics19 May 2023Forces and energy: Quantum energy19 May 2023Forces and Energy: Energy and Work19 May 2023Forces and energy: Electricity and sustainable energy22 Sep 2021FLEET Schools31 Dec 2018Boiling Ice24 Sep 2018Balloon vs Fire

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FLEET Schools

FLEET Schools is a resource for primary and secondary teachers, and students to engage with physics and chemistry, and to learn and think about the research problems FLEET is working on. That problem is our ever increasing energy requirements coming from our rapidly increasing demand for computation. Think Internet of Things, AI, driverless cars, smart phones and gaming. To solve ...

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Shapes and Patterns & the next big thing in physics: moiré pattern and twistronics

What can you do with simple shapes? Create a type of animation that will surprise you. It is cool quantum art, yet our understanding of moiré patterns is behind the development of novel materials to enable quantum computing, and to develop energy-efficient digital technologies, data storage and information and electricity transmission. It all comes down to magic angles and what ...

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Boiling Ice

A simple experiment to demonstrate thermodynamics! (adult supervision required) What you need: a pot of boiling water ice What to do: Put the pot of water on to boil. When it is boiling, there will be lots of steam and bubbles. Put ice into the water. What happens: You will notice that the water stops boiling, almost instantly. When the …

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Balloon vs Fire

If you hold a flame to a balloon, can you prevent it from exploding? What you need: balloon water matches What to do: Pour some water into an uninflated balloon until it is almost full. Blow up the balloon, but keep it fairly small. Tie the balloon at the end. Hold the balloon up so that the tie is at …

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