exploratorium

Exhibits

PHENOMENA

Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrum

Fluorescent Tube

Powder inside a fluorescent tube makes invisible light visible.

Where:   Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing & Listening
Inverse Square Law

Light gets dimmer the farther it travels–and a bit of simple math explains how.

Where:   Osher Gallery 1: Human Phenomenon
Sun Painting

Created by artist Bob Miller, this classic Exploratorium exhibit is a “live” painting that uses light from the Sun as its palette.

Where:   Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing & Listening
What's Hot, What's Not?

At this exhibit, an infrared camera detects the heat radiating from warm objects and projects it on a big screen, allowing you to see what’s hot (and not) about you and the other people and objects in your surroundings.

Where:   Crossroads: Getting Started