An updated version of Ideum’s classic EM Spectrum exhibit is on its way to an esteemed science museum in Germany—and it will run on our new Dual-49” Pano touch table.

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Located in Remscheid, the German Röntgen Museum lets visitors explore radiation and energy through the work of Wilhelm Röntgen, the scientist who first demonstrated the existence of X-rays in 1895.

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The EM Spectrum exhibit is a perfect fit for the Röntgen Museum, as it was designed to create a playful and engaging way to learn about the sea of invisible radiation surrounding us. Visible light is only a tiny slice of the electromagnetic spectrum, which runs from high-energy Gamma radiation, with wavelengths the size of an atomic nucleus, all the way to radio waves the length of a football field.

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EM Spectrum lets visitors select objects and pull them through the spectrum to see what radiation at different wavelengths reveals about their structure. The objects include everyday items, like a toaster and cell phone, as well as cosmological objects, such as our sun and the Crab Nebula. As visitors explore the spectrum, they learn how radiation can be harnessed for a range of scientific purposes.

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The exhibit takes advantage of the expansive form factor of Ideum’s Dual-49” Pano touch table. The Dual-49” Pano uses projected-capacitive (pcap) touch technology and offers an extra-wide platform for visitors to explore collaboratively. For the Röntgen Museum, we also updated the exhibit with text in German.

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EM Spectrum can be found in science centers around the globe. The exhibit is one of several off-the-shelf science exhibits we offer. Our large-scale interactive Digital Dinos and Brain Odyssey exhibits are also available for purchase by museums and other public educational institutions worldwide. Please contact us to learn more.