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Physics Girl – Can you push a spacecraft with light?

Posted on June 18, 2016 by VCE Physics

What if you could power a ship using sunlight instead of wind? Well in space, you can! Solar sails or light sails are pushed with light from the sun. Photons provide a kick when they reflect off the sail pushing … Continue reading →

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Physics Girl – Exploding soda cans with electromagnets in slow motion

Posted on June 17, 2016 by VCE Physics

Watch a soda can rip itself apart in a fiery explosion at 11,000fps with a Phantom high speed camera. Running a current through a coil, produces an electromagnet. Turn up the voltage in this experiment, and make that current strong … Continue reading →

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