phyphox project

Testing new features on the Eurostar train from Aachen to Paris.

German railway and the magnetic signal on your phone. #phyphox

Fulbright scholar Dr. Praveen Pathak conducted a physics with phones session at Saturday's PTSOS workshop. He shared his add-on experiment to @phyphox.org that calibrates the acceleration and integrates to find velocity and position. You can install it using the QR code below. #ITeachPhysics

The recording of our anniversary show with Nicolas Wöhrl and Reinhard Remford from "Methodisch Inkorrekt" is now online! (in German) youtu.be/9KHzZ-v-hfc

Every new translation is a reminder of phyphox's worldwide community. A huge thank you to the amazing volunteers who translated the app into Gujarati, Korean, and Tamil for our new 1.2.1 release. (see phyphox.org/languages/)

We just released phyphox v1.2.1. Highlights: Spectroscopy, flashlight stroboscope, improved tone generator, updated xls to xlsx and an all new phyphox.org/docs/, which now also holds the full changelog at phyphox.org/docs/referen....

@phyphox.org phyphox.org/forums/showt... here are some results from the Eclipse on the 12th August, it was late in the evening and I don't have a reference for the behaviour as the sun is setting normally and video youtube.com/shorts/hsRqY... #eclipse

So happy with the registrations for our 10y conference - this will be a truely international conference. We have fixed the program: phyphox.org/10y-conference If you have not yet registered because you did not know what the program would offer: We extended registration until the end of August

If you're reading this week's #FunPhysicsFriday post on a smartphone, you already have everything you need! This activity presents a novel approach to use the phone's camera in real-time experiments using Phyphox. Dive into this easy and low-cost experiment here: https://ow.ly/OrZ250ZwLZV #education

How to determine the rotation rate of a fidget spinner with your phone's camera and #phyphox.

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

Your phone can HEAR the drop height of a ball. #phyphox

Our Portuguese phyphox ambassadors Carlos and Albino show how to use phyphox in the study of circular motion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMEM...

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. 🏊️ 📱 📈

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!

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

In German, we tend to say [fyˈfɒks]: the first syllable as in “Physik” #BlueLZ #MINTEdu #PhysikEdu

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

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

Hace algunas semanas en Santiago de Chile, rueda gigante en Parque Arauco. Con medidas barométricas, por supuesto, para no perder la costumbre. #SmarterPhysics #SmartphonePhysics #PhysicsEverywhere

Unsere Fortbildung „Digitale Bildung mit phyphox 2025“ am 12. September 2025 steht jetzt auch auf WIR-lernen 4.0-BW, wirlernen40bw.zsl-bw.de/,Lde/24807585 An Bayern und Hessen sind wir dran… #BlueLZ

The Arduino library “phyphox BLE”, phyphox.org/arduino/, provides an interface for Arduino IDE projects to the phyphox app on smartphones and tablets. Today's update 1.2.5 adds support for Arduino MKR WiFi 1010.

Did I collect accelerometer data using @phyphox.org riding the Washington Monument elevator today? Of course! The velocity (2.6 m/s) is a little faster than most elevators. Acceleration is lower than most. Max position of 153 m compares well with 500 ft height of observation level. #ITeachPhysics