Magnetism

Generator

It is one of the most effective exhibits we have ever built, and even if you know what is going to happen it is somehow still surprising whether you are a 2 year old, or a physics grad.

Mass Spectrometer Model

To demonstrate approximately how a mass spectrometer works for an outreach project at the Museum of Science and Industry in ManchesterĀ  I built a ball bearing deflector. It works by having a ramp, that you roll ball bearings down, and at the bottom they go past a magnet. The small ball bearings are deflected more than the large ones, a bit like the ions in a real mass spectrometer. Apparently it went down well.