Category: Topic:Matter & Forces
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Urknall Unterwegs: a mobile LHC exhibition in Germany
Institute outreach efforts usually leave out people who don’t have an inherent interest in the subject to start with. The proposed solution is a mobile outdoor exhibition that travels to locations frequented by the public, such as marketplaces, parks, and public squares.
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Physics Cakes
Using cake to engage new audiences with particle physics both at in-person events and with online platforms such as social media and virtual science fairs. This innovative approach using the juxtaposition of cake and physics makes for a fun and memorable experience, and has been demonstrated to engage new and low science capital audiences and…
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INFN Experience at the European Researchers’ Night
The European Researchers’ Night is a festival that takes place for one night across Europe, featuring hands-on activities and science demonstrations organized by the INFN, as well as an escape game called HEPscape! They also host a series of events during the months before.
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INFN Exhibition – Quantum. The revolution in one leap
From the classical physics of Galileo, Newton, and Maxwell to the Big Bang, the exhibition focuses on quantum mechanics and the revolution that it has brought to scientific thought, culture, and technological development.
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Beamline for Schools, A Physics Competition for High-school Students
Teams of high-school students are invited to develop an original experiment to be performed at a testbeam facility. The two winning teams get the opportunity to perform their experiments at a fully equipped beamline with the support of a team of scientists.
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CERN 70
The CERN70 celebration attracted participation from not only the scientific community but also the wider public across numerous countries and platforms. CERN hosted many large public events, always broadcast live on CERN’s YouTube channel, while associate and member states organized 126 institutional and public events in 74 cities. Also, a wide range of materials was…
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Muon Hunter & Muon Hunters 2.0
Citizen science project aiming to train machines to classify events and identify muon images for background rejection and calibration events.
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INFN ScienzaPerTutti: twenty years of science for society
ScienzaPerTutti is the INFN official website for communication and dissemination, born in 2002 with the aim of raising (or increase) interest and curiosity in people towards scientific topics, focusing on physics and INFN-related research topics. The project evolved, expanding its “offer” and involving schools and the public.
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INFN kids: physics and comics
INFN Kids is a national outreach initiative, dedicated to children of primary and middle schools ages. Leo and Alice discover physics via comics, tales and games. The INFN Kids project includes many structures in Italy. Leo and Alice can found in festivals, open workshop events and even in schools with play-edic workshops.
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VR initiatives across the LHC experiments
Virtual reality generates a virtual 3D environment, recreating the detector and its caverns with 3D models. It enables immersive and interactive visits, and is usable even during data taking and remotely.