2019 Annual Report

SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC 2019 ANNUAL REPORT

SCIENCE NEWS | MARCH 2, 2019 To create new elements and study the chemistry of the periodic table’s heaviest atoms, researchers at the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany, use the apparatus shown below to create beams of ions that scientists then smash into other elements. GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH/JAN MICHAEL HOSAN 2018

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SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS | JUNE 6, 2019 ”Grid,” by math artist Henry Segerman, explores mathematical concepts using projections. This 3D-printed sculpture is a patterned sphere. When light shines through the openings from above, the shadows form a square grid. H. SEGERMAN