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Crowd Pressure: Confused by the terms used in the programme?Creative Commons Image 58/365 -- Thirteen Stone / davidd / CC BY 2.0

By Dr Stephen Serjeant (The Open University), Dr Ian Johnston (The Open University)

02 April 2012

Spot the unusual terminology in Bang's 'Crowd Pressure' episode? Stephen Serjeant and Ian Johnston explain how scientists sometimes abbreviate units when talking to each other Read more : Crowd Pressure: Confused by the terms used in the programme?

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What would happen if you went into space without a space suit?NASA

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

06 January 2010

If you go out into space without your space suit would you expect to explode, snap-freeze or boil? Read more : What would happen if you went into space without a space suit?

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X-rays and planet formationDreamstime

By Sylvia Miller (The Open University)

27 November 2008

Discover how a powerful x-ray could lead to a better understanding of planetary formation Read more : X-rays and planet formation

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Explore the Science: Pumps and PressureProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

09 August 2006

In the Rough Science programme 'Beneath the Waves', Rough Scientists Jonathan and Kathy are given the task of building an air pump that presenter... Read more : Explore the Science: Pumps and Pressure

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Make a rocket-powered carProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

02 June 2006

How to make a jet-propelled car, Read more : Make a rocket-powered car

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Pages tagged as Pressure

Crowd Pressure: Confused by the terms used in the programme?Creative Commons Image 58/365 -- Thirteen Stone / davidd / CC BY 2.0

What would happen if you went into space without a space suit?NASA

X-rays and planet formationDreamstime

Explore the Science: Pumps and PressureProduction team

Make a rocket-powered carProduction team