Neutron Sciences Directorate

Category: Broadcast and New Media

Entry title: Interactive Neutron Science Exhibit

First use: April 2018 in Washington, DC, at a congressional event

Current use: As a permanent exhibit (see photo at right and below) in the American Science and Energy Museum (Oak Ridge, TN) and as a traveling exhibit for STEM education by ORNL scientists and community outreach personnel.

General description of entry

The amateur video at the link below is intended only to show the ACTUAL entry in use.*  The entry itself is an Interactive Neutron Science Exhibit offering multi-track, animated educational content with touchscreen functionality. The exhibit is designed to educate users ages 10 and up in a fun and interactive manner by letting them select from ORNL’s two world-class neutron sources and conduct neutron scattering “experiments” on different types of materials in up to 12 different areas of science.

Children and adults can both learn the basic concepts of how neutrons are used to study the properties of different types of materials and see examples of real-life success stories resulting from their make-believe experiments.

There is an optional audio description provided for vision-impaired users, per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 guidelines.

*Should this entry win an award, ORNL can supply a touchscreen for the event with cables to connect to a projection system for display of real-time user interactions on a large screen.

There is an optional audio description provided for vision-impaired users, per the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 guidelines.

Link to online video of entry: Click Here
Link to PDF of entry description document: Click Here