How to determine the rotation rate of a fidget spinner with your phone's camera and #phyphox.
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Turn your phone into a lab with phyphox by RWTH Aachen University. Impressum: http://phyphox.org/site-credits 🦣 @phyphox@bildung.social
One week left to register for our international conference in Aachen on 24 September! Don’t miss out - join us: phyphox.org/10y-conference
In case you have missed our international phyphox conference among our 10y anniversary events: phyphox.org/10y-conference Hope to see you in Aachen!
With a simple coil and an LED you cannot only detect the fields generated by NFC (Near-field communication), you can also rectify the signal to detect it in another phone's magnetometer with #phyphox.
Our new paper "Real-time camera experiments with phyphox" has just been published at "Physics Education". iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
What your smartphone's accelerometer sees with phyphox while riding a swing ride. #phyphox There is also a nice publication on this by A.-M. Pendrill: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... Thanks to Toverland for allowing us to shoot there. Check out our video on roller coasters: youtu.be/VBNgNMhrT0Q
Free tickets are now available for our anniversary show (in German) with "Methodisch Inkorrekt"! -> phyphox.org/10y-show/
Celebrate 10 years of phyphox with us in September on three big events: 14.9. Die Jubiläumsshow → Experiments with "Methodisch Inkorrekt" 24.9. The Conference → International conference on smartphone experiments 25.9. Die Sommerfortbildung → Our yearly teacher training More on phyphox.org/10y
10 years phyphox Events
Phyphox is celebrating its 10th anniversary with three big events in different languages and with different focus. phyphox ‐ Die Jubiläumsshow Deutsch, 14.09.2026phyphox ‐ The Conference En...
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Our Portuguese phyphox ambassadors Carlos and Albino show how to use phyphox in the study of circular motion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMEM...
A phyphox no estudo do movimento circular - Phyphox in the study of circular motion.
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Such a cool use of the #sensors in a smartphone (read out by the #phyphox app). By putting a smartphone on the back of a swimmer, and after careful integration of the acceleration data, the speed of the swimmer can be plotted, showing the different arm and leg movements, and body rotation. 🏊️ 📱 📈
Jens Noritzsch@hcszt.d-64.social · 4mo agoOne for @pfsmet.bsky.social: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... ⚠️⚠️⚠️ #ITeachPhysics #PhysikEdu
How would you measure the rotation rate of a fidget spinner? Let's use your phone's magnetometer with #phyphox.
After hundreds of years, this week's #FunPhysicsFriday experiment confirms Galileo's theory of accelerated motion! Using a toy car, an inclined plane, and a smartphone, this activity has the time-keeping accuracy that the original experiment lacked. Check it out: https://ow.ly/1kkS50Yzqgy #education
Come and visit us at #didacta2026 in cologne! Hall 6.1 booth C70.
Our students came up with a creative solution to measure a force with a smartphone and phyphox.
We are thrilled to receive the RWTH Aachen Special Teaching Award! For the phyphox team, this honor is a wonderful recognition of our work and of the many years of collaborative development behind the project. www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/brvsvb...
Did I talk too much in the workshop? No, they are using the accelerometer in their phone and @phyphox.org to measure their heartbeat. Lying still with the phone on your chest gives very detailed data.
New @phyphox.org experiment dropped to www.smartphysicslab.org/resources.html to measure the distance to the Moon. Direct link: github.com/smartphysics.... Enjoy!
Teaching resources
A list of physics experiments to be done using a smartphone and/or an Arduino board
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A level physics demo - dropping a magnet through a copper tube. This time with a force sensor data logger so we can measure the extra downward force in the copper tube as the magnet falls within. DIY Bluetooth sensor in 3d printed case that streams the data to @phyphox.org app. #iteachphysics
Today we say goodbye to Jens after handling our public outreach for more than 5 years. While we're sad to see him leave we are optimistic to see more chances to work together in the future. You can still reach him through his phyphox email and of course his social media channels (@hcszt.d-64.social)
Am Dienstag ist die Herbsttagung MNU Nordrhein an der Universität zu Köln. Ab 11:30 Uhr zeigt Marija ihr phyphox-Kit, ein Rundum-Sorglos-Paket für Smartphone-Experimente im NaWi/Physik-Unterricht an weiterführenden Schulen. 🧑🔬 Anmelden: extern.mnu.de/mitglieder/a... #BlueLZ #MINTEdu #PhysikEdu
The smartphone physics challenge, vulgarisation.fr/smartphone-p..., by @julien-bobroff.bsky.social, @organtin.bsky.social, and others:
It was good to get A-level students doing some calculations with the shuttling ball demo yesterday: #SciTeachUK #ITeachPhysics youtu.be/usP5YtWQh6c
Calculations with the shuttling ball demonstration
YouTube video by Physics with Simon Poliakoff
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In German, we tend to say [fyˈfɒks]: the first syllable as in “Physik” #BlueLZ #MINTEdu #PhysikEdu
phyphox project@phyphox.org · 11mo agoFAQ: How do you pronounce “phyphox”?
Am Sonntag endet der (offizielle) Anmeldezeitraum für unsere zwei Tage „Digitale Bildung mit phyphox 2025“ in Frankfurt am Main: Schwerpunkt Hochschule: Do, 11.9. Schwerpunkt Schule: Fr, 12.9. Anmelden – solange der Vorrat reicht: phyphox.org/de/lehre2025/ #BlueLZ #MINTEdu #PhysikEdu
Digitale Bildung mit phyphox 2025
Workshop Schwerpunkt Hochschule:Donnerstag, 11. Sept., 15–18.30 UhrSeminarhaus (Campus Westend)Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Schwerpunkt Schule:Freitag, 12. Sept., 10–17 UhrInstitut für Didaktik der Ph...
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Everyone is up for an adventure? Physics Girl has a great video, www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFRP..., on “Skateboarding Science” and, in particular, on “The Impossible” trick. 1/3
Why this trick should be IMPOSSIBLE ft. Rodney Mullen - Skateboarding Science
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Wir sind dabei: mit einem Workshop um 10:30 Uhr, Montag, 1. September, Eilenriedehalle, HCC Hannover, mobile.schule-Tagung – oder kommt und sagt „Hi“ … 🙋 #MINTEdu #PhysikEdu
Jens Noritzsch@hcszt.d-64.social · 12mo agoMoin miteinander. In einer Woche geht's wie bei vielen (vielen!) anderen tollen Beitragenden nach Hannover zur @mobileschule.bsky.social TAGUNG. Montag, um 10.30 Uhr, probieren wir gemeinsam @phyphox.org aus – installiert auf Millionen Schul-iPads. Volles Programm: mobileschule.net/tagung #BlueLZ
Il y a 2 jours j'étais au Cap Blanc-Nez (c'est très chouette !) Avec @phyphox.org et les coordonnées GPS, j'ai mesuré une altitude d'environ 170 m par rapport à l'ellipsoïde (WGS84) et un α = 0.52° en visant l'horizon Ce qui donne un rayon de la Terre de 170×cos 0.52/(1-cos 0.52) ≈ 4100 km
Unsere Fortbildung „Digitale Bildung mit phyphox 2025“ am 12. September 2025 ist seit heute von der Hessischen Lehrkräfteakademie unter der Nummer 0251518601 akkreditiert. Die Teilnahme kann ganz- und halbtägig erfolgen. Details und Anmeldung: phyphox.org/lehre2025 #BlueLZ
Digitale Bildung mit phyphox 2025
Workshop Schwerpunkt Hochschule:Donnerstag, 11. Sept., 15–18.30 UhrSeminarhaus (Campus Westend)Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Schwerpunkt Schule:Freitag, 12. Sept., 10–17 UhrInstitut für Didaktik der Ph...
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