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Structure of Matter
What are atoms made of?
What is keeping a nucleus intact?
What happens if you try to separate two quarks?
Are quarks fundamental?
Read the illustrated and animated story about the
interior of matter to find out!
Plug in requirements: Flash 5 »
Credits: Produced by Nobel Media in collaboration with The Particle Data Group of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
(See also their site: Particle Adventure »)
MLA style: "Structure of Matter". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2021. Web. 13 Sep 2021. <http://educationalgames.nobelprize.org/educational/physics/matter/>
About the educational games
The educational games are based on Nobel Prize awarded discoveries and were produced between 2001 and 2012. Most games have not been updated since production (including potential scientific facts changes) and are provided here on an 'as is' basis by popular demand.
Some of the games run in modern browsers without the need of any plugin (either as a new version or using Ruffle), but many of the games still require Adobe Flash Player. Flash is an old technology that has reached end of life. These games will no longer work without a dedicated setup. If you are depending on these games in your profession, please advice your local IT support. We do not have the resources to provide support.
We are working on supporting more games without Flash.