"God Particle" Possibly Discovered
A report on one of the potentially most important discoveries of the new millennium, along with a summary of the standard model of particle physics.
Antimatter: Mirror of the Universe
A thorough discussion covering all aspects of antimatter.
Atom Builder
A shockwave application that allows the user to add up and down quarks to a hydrogen nucleus to create a carbon nucleus.
Contemporary (Nuclear) Physics Education Project (CPEP)
A product of teachers, educators, and physicists located around the world. Charts, brochures, web features, and classroom activities present the current understanding of cosmic ra…
Cross Section
Introduction to cross section, an important concept in scattering.
Fermilabyrinth
A collection of Web-based games and activities to develop an understanding of the operations and experiments that take place in the Fermilab accelerator and detector halls and the…
Fusion Energy Education
Leads to several excellent resources which teach about fusion.
GCSE Physics: Radioactivity
Simple, concise introductory tutorials about radioactivity and atoms.
General Atomics Fusion Group Educational Home Page
resources for teachers and students; links to a more technical GAT fusion site
How Stuff Works: How Atom Smashers Work
Tutorial with 28 color illustrations and photographs.
Meltdown at Three Mile Island, a Documentary
Companion site to the PBS show of the same name. Covers "How a Nuclear Reactor Works" and "What Happened," showing the series of events that took place on March 28, 1979. Useful …
Nuclear Power
Overviews the principles of nuclear fission and its use to generate power, why uranium can be fissioned, n/p ratio and delayed neutrons, moderators, also Chernobyl and 3-Mile Islan…
Nuclear Power Plant Demonstration
Java applet of a basic nuclear power plant. Try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios.
OnScreen Particle Physics
A simulation for Mac and Windows 95/98/NT that allows even beginning students to experience what real particle physics experiments are like. Demo versions available for download.
Perspective on Plasmas
Educational information on plasma applications including controlled fusion.
The Particle Adventure
An award-winning site from the Particle Data Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. "A tour of the inner workings of the atom."
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