Living in a Materials World

These learning materials describe ISIS, a particle accelerator facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), these resources will help students to:

* Improve their understanding of atoms, molecules, neutrons and muons
* Find out about the purpose of ISIS and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
* See how neutrons and muons are made and used
* Explore particle accelerators
* See how modern experiments help to extend understanding of materials and their atomic structures
* Discover more about people who help to develop understanding of particles, atoms and materials.

The collection includes profiles of some of the people who work at ISIS, and information about cutting-edge research into buckyballs, stresses and strains, high-temperature superconductors, surfaces and interfaces, magnetic multilayers, biological molecules and the non-destructive testing of archaeological artefacts.