How would you like to be able to check your emails through your contact lenses? Researchers at Seattle’s Washington University say that their technology could soon allow people to read emails and texts floating in front of their eyes, or augment their vision with computer-generated images. If you drive, you could be using them to [...]
The V2 rocket engine was developed in Germany in the early 1940s. The engine was far bigger than any other rocket engine built before, making the V2 rocket the first long range missile used in World War 2. Propelled by an alcohol and liquid oxygen fuel, V2 had a range of over 320km and travelled at about [...]
In a rather unassuming cabinet on the ground floor, sits a humble piece of equipment that changed the way we see the world. In 1972 the Leica M2 35mm camera was used by photojournalist Nick Ut to shoot his momentous, Pulitzer prize-winning picture of the disrobed nine year old girl Kim Phuc running toward the [...]
Did you know? The Royal Society has a whole selection of curriculum-linked science teaching resources for Key Stage 2, 3, 4 and 5. (But do explore what’s available for other key stages than your own, because many activities and experiments can be adapted) The site is called Invigorate and the resources are based on the [...]
Sometimes it is important to look at some of the older inventions on display in the Science Museum in order to understand how technology has developed and contributed to where we are now. One such invention isn’t even 100 years old but technology has moved on so fast that it looks archaic! This is the [...]
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