Ryan Vella is in his final year of his Physics and Mathematics degree at the University of Malta. His first experience in communicating his love for science was at a yearly local event called Science in the City (Malta) in 2016. Ryan is also passionate of stargazing, astrophotography, travelling and exploring Maltese flora.
Demonstrating gyroscopic precession using a spinning wheel.
Discover the science behind a famous magic trick: lying on a bed of nails! Is it a trick after all?
Freeze water instantly by sharply knocking a bottle of supercooled liquid water. It may look like magic, but there's some pretty cool science behind it.
DIY capacitor able to produce miniature lightning bolts with voltage in the thousand-volt range.
Exerting a change in pressure in a metal can by creating a vacuum inside, resulting in an implosion caused by the atmospheric pressure.
Analyse the behaviour of fire tornados which occur naturally in forest fires by building your own fire vortex. Be amazed by this physics phenomenon!
Understand the fascinating science of refractive indices by making glass disappear in a transparent liquid. This easy experiment will leave you speechless.
What are electromagnets and why do we use them? Discover the physics of electromagnetism by turning a nail into a magnet using simple, household materials.
Build an actual, working battery, using simple materials commonly found at home.
Experiment with the science of density by stacking different liquids in order to make a colourful tower.