Chemistry
How to make soap in wartime?
During the Second World War, we were short of everything, and therefore of soap. The Belgian population, rationed, made some with its own means. […]
Heard on the radio
Experiments
Decode messages with a red filter
Do you want to send secret messages to your friends, without anyone else being able to read it? Or even send a secret invitation to a lover? Play with light and color transmission to hide your messages. It’s your turn to play! […]
Chemistry
Create a colorful rain in a glass
A colorful rain in a glass of water, can you believe it? Here is a […]
Heard on the radio
No radar, no microwave oven! A History to discover at the War Heritage Institute.
The microwave oven is now present in most kitchens in so-called industrialised countries. Did you know that there are more than 300 million of them in use around the world? A look back at the success story of an object that came out of the radars used during the Second World War. […]
Biology
An extraordinary garden at the Natural History Museum of Tournai
Since June, the Museum of Natural History and Vivarium of the City of Tournai invites you to discover its new garden laid out in 2000 yd, combining relaxation and education. […]
Biology
Biodiversity at the PASS – Many activities for your children
Biodiversity will be the theme of this summer 2020 at the PASS. Numerous outdoor and indoor activities await you to discover 3 themes which are food, matter, and biomimicry. […]
Food
5,000 years ago, we drank chocolate
You probably eat chocolate every day.
For some people, biting into a piece of chocolate has become a simple, comforting, greedy, daily gesture.
Biting into a piece of chocolate is a tradition that dates back to the 1800s… But did you know that the history of the chocolate drink, or rather the cocoa drink, is much longer?
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Body
Hearing, an incredible sense to discover with Houtopia, a universe of senses
At Houtopia, the hearing will no longer hold any secrets for you! Discover the McGurk effect, stereophony, and the Chladni table. […]
Artistic
Understanding optical illusions with René Magritte
Sometimes your brain shows you images that in reality don’t exist or are physically impossible. Images that present a different reality. These are called optical illusions. A principle that René Magritte, the famous Belgian painter, was able to exploit to create remarkable and world-famous paintings. […]
Belgian inventors
The phenakistiscope, the ancestor of cartoons
A very fast succession of images gives the impression of continuous movement, like in cartoons. It works thanks to a phenomenon called the retinal persistence. It was the Brussels native Joseph Plateau who discovered it and created the first phenakistiscope. […]