SPIN+X at “Tag der Physik” of University of Kaiserslautern (TUK)

More than 1000 pupils visited the Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK) on the occasion of the “Tag der Physik” on December 2^nd 2017. Most of the pupils participated in physics competitions. Beside these competitions, scientists offered insight into their research and gave information about studying physics at the TUK. SPIN+X participated with an own stand showing the following demonstrators:

• a smartboard with an animation of spin waves

• a hard disk drive with transparent cover, that allows to see the read head with a GMR-Sensor

• a small hands-on experiment about the transformation of the magnetization in steel when it is stressed including a model train to show a possible application of this research

Young researchers of SPIN+X answered the questions of pupils and teachers and provided a lively glimpse into the fascinating world of spin research and spin applications.