Physics
Galileo thermometer · 3D
Change the temperature and watch six numbered glass floats rise and sink as liquid density changes.
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Makarov Physics Suite
200 interactive modules span mechanics, waves, optics, electromagnetism, quantum phenomena, fluids and thermodynamics. Work with physical objects, inspect detailed 3D apparatus and connect the motion to live measurements.
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Physics
Maxwell's demon · 3D
512 elastic spheres move in three dimensions. A selective aperture separates fast and slow particles; compare temperatures and the cost of erasing information.
Physics / Engineering
Alpha Stirling engine
Two pistons share one crankpin in a 90° V. Inspect the rod bearings, compare reservoir temperatures and explore a separate adjustable-crank teaching mode.
Physics
Curved spacetime
Compute massive and null geodesics in Schwarzschild spacetime. A Flamm embedding, orbital trail, static-clock redshift and conserved-energy residual connect geometry with measurable quantities.
Physics
Polarization of light
Use Jones-vector optics to compare Malus transmission, three polarizers, a quarter-wave retarder and an ideal twisted liquid-crystal cell.
Physics / Earth
Rainbow
Trace refraction, dispersion and internal reflections through a spherical water drop. Compare primary and secondary rainbow angles and the reversal of colour order.
Physics / Engineering
Crane and anti-sway control
Lift and transfer steel blocks with a bridge crane; compare motion with and without sway feedback.
Physics
Capillarity and surface tension
Explore capillary rise and depression by changing tube radius, contact angle and surface tension. Compare the viscous approach to equilibrium with Jurin height and capillary pressure.
Physics
Hydraulic jump
Use mass and momentum conservation to calculate a hydraulic jump. Change flow and incoming depth, then compare Froude number, conjugate depth and energy loss.
Physics
Tsunami
Propagate a long wave across variable ocean depth with a conservative shallow-water solver. Observe slowing, shoaling and reflection while checking water-volume conservation.
Physics / Engineering
Stewart balancing platform
Control a six-actuator parallel robot and balance a freely rolling ball on its moving platform.
Physics
Water: dipoles and hydrogen bonds · 3D
48 polar molecules move and rotate in three dimensions. Explore hydrogen-bond indicators, thermal motion and alignment in an electric field.
Physics
Superconducting levitation
Compare ideal Meissner repulsion with an optional field-cooled pinning well. Disturb a levitating magnet and warm the sample through its critical temperature.
Physics
Rail gun
A capacitor-driven rail launcher couples current, changing inductance and armature motion. Inspect force, speed, Joule losses and the complete energy balance in slow motion.
Physics
Kelvin's water dropper
A reduced Kelvin water-dropper circuit amplifies charge through crossed induction. Explore growth, leakage, energy storage and repeated spark discharge powered by falling water.
Physics
Thermoelectricity: Seebeck and Peltier
Compare Seebeck generation and Peltier cooling in a constant-property thermoelectric module. Examine load matching, heat flow, Joule loss, coefficient of performance and ZT.
Physics
Lightning
Grow a branching discharge from a repeatedly solved electric potential. Change field sensitivity and a grounded rod to see how the stochastic channel finds the ground.
Physics
Hourglass · 3D
A 3D glass hourglass with thousands of colliding, rotating grains. Change the neck and friction, turn the vessel and measure the flow of sand.
Physics / Engineering
Differential drivetrain
Look inside a bevel differential, brake either wheel and compare open and clutch-coupled operation.
Physics
Siphon
Explore a primed siphon with inertia, hydraulic losses and a draining reservoir. Crest pressure explains cavitation, the barometric height limit and why admitting air stops flow.
Some modules belong to more than one Suite. Shared experiments have one description here.