• Question: what's you're favourite scientific invention ?

    Asked by georgina to Tatiana, Priya, Natt, Dwaine, Andy on 14 Jun 2015. This question was also asked by amy clara.
    • Photo: Tatiana Trantidou

      Tatiana Trantidou answered on 14 Jun 2015:


      My favourite scientific invention is the transistor, which was developed in the 1947 and revolutionised the field of electronics.

    • Photo: Andrew Scott

      Andrew Scott answered on 15 Jun 2015:


      Superconductors. They even have a cool name. When you make certain metals really cold they loose all their resistance. Once you start the electricity flowing in them (the current) it just keeps going, even when you disconnect the power supply. This is how we make the massive magnets we use in our MRI scanner.

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