Popularization lessons at the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences are conducted in the form of demonstrations.
They are dedicated to students of upper grades of primary school and high school students. We invite you to arrange visits to the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in advance with Ms. Anna Drzazga, who manages the campaign's secretariat, tel. 22 843 68 61, e-mail:
Properties of materials at low temperatures
dr Marek Fołtyn - for groups up to 60 people, lecture duration: approximately 90 minutes.
The history of the development of low-temperature physics, techniques for obtaining low temperatures, properties of solids and liquids at low temperatures - superconductivity and superfluidity, temperature measurements, demonstrations of the behavior of materials at low temperatures.
Superconductivity phenomenon and its applications
prof. dr. hab. Andrzej Wiśniewski, lecture duration - approximately 60 minutes, for high school groups only. Basic properties of the superconducting state and parameters characterizing this state will be discussed. Basic concepts of the microscopic theory of superconductivity will be given, and the structure and properties of recently discovered superconductors will be discussed. The lecture will include a demonstration of magnet levitation over a high-temperature superconductor. Various phenomena related to superconductivity, which enable the construction of SQUID magnetometers, applications of superconductivity in transmission lines, and superconducting magnets, will be discussed.
On the sources of light
prof. dr. hab. Marek Godlewski, lecture duration approximately 90 minutes - for primary school, junior high, and high school students. The history of light sources from the torch to modern LED and fluorescent lamps will be discussed. We will explain why a light bulb shines and why modern and efficient light sources are needed.
Lasers in medicine
prof. dr. hab. Marek Godlewski, lecture duration approximately 90 minutes - for high school students. The lecture will demonstrate innovative applications of instruments from physics laboratories (lasers) in medicine, enabling bloodless surgery, early detection of cancerous changes, and their therapy.
Ecology through the eyes of physics
prof. dr. hab. Marek Godlewski, lecture duration approximately 90 minutes - for high school students. The doubling of the Earth's population and rapid industrialization threaten the further development of our civilization. The primary problem limiting its further development will be the lack of energy. The next places on the list of threats are the lack of access to clean water, insufficient food supply, environmental pollution, growing poverty, and the plague of civilization diseases. The "black scenario" of further development of our civilization predicts the need to double electricity production by 2050. The biggest problem then becomes the enormous emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. According to experts, such an amount of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere means irreversible climate change! The lecture will provide examples of pro-ecological activities.
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