Magnets, electromagnets
A collection of Catalyst articles about magnets and electromagnets.
Diamond's Brilliant Light
A Catalyst article about a brilliant new light source under construction in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside - the Diamond Light Source.
This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1.
Superconductors: Powering the Future, Probing the Past
A Catalyst article about the many uses of superconductors.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2009, Volume 19, Issue 3.
Money, Mistakes and the Birth of a Science
This Catalyst article looks at how the laying of telegraph cables across the ocean bed led to the science of oceanography.
This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2011, Volume 21, Issue 2.
Going Electric
This Catalyst article looks at their aim for all spectators to be able to get to the Olympic Park via public transport or by walking or cycling.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2012, Volume 22, Issue 4.
Balloons in Space
The Big Picture on pages 10-11 of this issue of Catalyst shows scientists in Antarctica launching a balloon which will travel up through the atmosphere to a height of 34 km above the Earth’s surface. This balloon is part of NASA’s BARREL mission, probing the radiation belts which surround the Earth.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2013, Volume 24, Issue 1.
Magnificent Magnetic Bacteria
This Catalyst article explores bacteria which produces magnetic particles which may be useful for future computer memory devices.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2013, Volume 24, Issue 1.
What is Physics?
This Catalyst article discusses what physics is.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 26, Issue 1.
Going into reverse?
This Catalyst article investigates the Earth’s magnetic field and discusses, since it is weakening, if it could go into reverse?
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 26, Issue 1.
Earth's Magnetic Field - What is it Good For?
This Catalyst article investigates how the Earth's magnetosphere protects us from harmful cosmic radiation.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 26, Issue 2.