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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Solar Heaters and Other Parabolic Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
Parabolic mirror surfaces are found wherever energy needs to be focused efficiently and accurately. You find them built into car headlights, spotlights, as well as astronomical telescopes. Here we explore the parabola in the design of...
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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Diode Ladder Voltage Multipliers

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the design of circuits that can be used to multiply and rectify AC voltages, e.g., to increase voltage in order to light an LED more effectively and get a brighter light from it.