vDiffraction: A serious game about diffraction and crystals
#### This game is a fun way to discover the world of crystals and their symmetries through diffraction.
Crystals are all around us: in our environment (rocks and minerals, etc), in our bodies (sugar, bones, gallstones, etc.) and in technology (metals and alloys, silicon and quartz used for...
Scientific topics: crystallography
Keywords: game, diffraction, crystal diffraction, software
Resource type: game
vDiffraction: A serious game about diffraction and crystals
https://www.ill.eu/users/support-labs-infrastructure/software-scientific-tools/vdiffraction
https://pan-training.eu/materials/vdiffraction-a-serious-game-about-diffraction-and-crystals
#### This game is a fun way to discover the world of crystals and their symmetries through diffraction.
Crystals are all around us: in our environment (rocks and minerals, etc), in our bodies (sugar, bones, gallstones, etc.) and in technology (metals and alloys, silicon and quartz used for microelectronics, etc.). By successively discovering the diffraction of X-rays, neutrons and electrons, scientists in the twentieth century threw the door to the microscopic world wide open by demonstrating that crystals are made up of atoms and molecules and explaining their structure.
Crystals are characterised by the fact that their constituents are arranged in a highly ordered structure. This internal order and its symmetry is clearly visible in the diffraction patterns produced by any crystal. It is this symmetry which is also gives crystals their often amazing shapes, making them highly prized by rockhounds.
Whether you are a senior scientist, a student, or just curious about science, vDiffraction is a serious game that will let you try your hand at crystal diffraction so that you can begin to understand how scientists identify the symmetry characteristics of a crystal. This is the first, crucial step towards understanding the atomic and molecular structure of a crystalline material, in other words what type of atoms and molecules make up the crystal and how they are organised.
crystallography
game, diffraction, crystal diffraction, software
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What are the devices and physical phenomena used to emit synchrotron light?
An educational introduction to the synchrotron sources.
Poster "Exploring matter by the light of SOLEIL"
Keywords: synchrotron light
Resource type: Poster
Learning pack: Synchrotron light
https://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/sites/default/files/education/poster-machine-en.pdf
https://pan-training.eu/materials/learning-pack-synchrotron-light
What are the devices and physical phenomena used to emit synchrotron light?
An educational introduction to the synchrotron sources.
Poster "Exploring matter by the light of SOLEIL"
synchrotron light
general public
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What optic devices are used to direct light, concentrate it and select a wavelength?
Do they all involve the same technology?
An educational introduction to optical instruments.
Poster "Optical instruments suited to the light of the SOLEIL"
Keywords: synchrotron, optical instruments
Resource type: Poster
Learning pack: Optics
https://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/sites/default/files/education/poster-optical-instruments.pdf
https://pan-training.eu/materials/learning-pack-optics
What optic devices are used to direct light, concentrate it and select a wavelength?
Do they all involve the same technology?
An educational introduction to optical instruments.
Poster "Optical instruments suited to the light of the SOLEIL"
synchrotron, optical instruments
general public