On Display
With a little bit of patience and a steady hand, you can make metal levitate at Floating in Copper. Using two strong magnets and a big piece of copper, strange and unusual effects are revealed.
Can you build your own bridge out of blocks to span our table-top river? The key to this challenge is counterbalance - by adding more blocks at the edges you can stop your bridge crashing down in the middle.
At Icy Bodies watch carbon dioxide turn straight from a solid into a gas, creating swirling misty patterns as the solid pellets ricochet across the surface of a pool of water.
Stack your blocks up into a leaning tower, sliding each one out as far as you can. How far sideways will your tower reach before it tips over?
In Launchpad we've got a wall which can freeze your shadow - strike a pose, wait for the flash, then turn around to see your shadow trapped on the wall. What's the weirdest shadow you can make?
Play with our clever boxes which recall any rhythm you tap into them, beating it back on the table top. Place them on different surfaces to hear how the sound changes and create your own unique tunes.
Can you make a square bubble? Or how about a bubble that will fit over your head? At this exhibit for younger visitors you can explore what's making this water so stretchy.
A beautiful mixture of different sands is trapped between two sheets of glass. Turn it upside down to stir up the sand and watch as it settles into layers and patterns according to size.