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here are the winning posters from July's Physics Across the World poster competition. Click on the images for full size versions.

First-prize poster in the 8-12 category, by Nikita Herfet-Jones, from Park School in Bournemouth, UK. Her poster shows how physics answers questions about natural phenomena, such as 'Why is the sun hot?', ‘Why are rainbows colourful?', and 'Why do dew drops appear overnight?'

First prize in the 8 to 12 age group was Nikita Herfet-Jones, from Park School in Bournemouth		 Poster entitled 'Physics is Everywhere' by Sophie Jewsbury of Little Chalfont Primary School in Buckinghamshire, UK. Sophie won second-prize in the 8 to 12 category. The poster shows how physics is literally everywhere by depicting the sun, moon, stars, rockets, light bulbs, parachutes and thunder storms.

Second prize in the 8 to 12 category was Sophie Jewsbury of Little Chalfont Primary School in Buckinghamshire
Poster entitled 'The Eventful Era of Physics' by Anjali Chandrasekhar from Tamil Nadu in India, runner-up in the 8-12 category. This poster shows the development of physics from the time of Issac Newton onwards.

Anjali Chandrasekhar from Tamil Nadu in India was a highly commended runner up in the 8-12 category...		 Runner-up poster by Boaz van de Vegte, of Park School, Bournemouth, UK. This poster depicts the globe of the planet Earth covered in rainforests, buildings, and transport links.

...as was Boaz van de Vegte, also of Park School Bournemouth...
Runner-up poster by Ng Alvina Jane from Simply Art in Hong Kong. The poster depicts shooting stars, transportation, the solar system, weather and technology in the home.

... and Ng Alvina Jane from Simply Art in Hong Kong		 Joint-first-prize poster in the 13-16 category, by Stephanie Dorothy Yu of the Diocesian Girls' School in Hong Kong. The poster shows Einstein's face, surrounded by a large number of pictures of positive applications of physics.

In the 13-16 category, Stephanie Dorothy Yu of the Diocesian Girls' School in Hong Kong shared first prize
The other first-prize winning poster in the 13-16 group, by Asma Mimouni of the Sirius Astronomy Association in Algeria. This poster shows the structure of the atom surrounded by pictures including a galaxy, an aerial photograph of CERN in Geneva, particle tracks, and Einstein on a bicycle.

The other recipient of first prize in the 13-16 group was Asma Mimouni of the Sirius Astronomy Association, Algeria		 This poster, entitled 'See the physics around us', is by Liu Xinyi of the Nanyang Girls' High School in Singapore. It won second prize in the 13-16 group and takes optics as its theme. The poster depicts camera lenses, binoculars, telescopes, a magnifying glass, and convex and concave lenses.

Second prize in the 13-16 group was awarded to Liu Xinyi of the Nanyang Girls' High School in Singapore

Runner-up poster in the 13-16 category by Lyal Moskovitch of Greengates School in Interlomas, Mexico. The poster shows a prism splitting a beam of white light into different colours, interspersed with pictures showing how light affects our lives.

Runner up in the 13-16 category was Lyal Moskovitch of Greengates School in Interlomas, Mexico

 Jesse Bloomfield's highly-commended entry in the 13-16 group. The heading is 'Physics makes the World a Better Place (and makes the World go Round)'. The Earth is shown alongside pictures of physics applications.

Jesse Bloomfield's entry in the 13-16 group
An abstract representation of physics in modern life, by Ko Wing Ki of Simply Art in Hong Kong.

Ko Wing Ki, also of Simply Art in Hong Kong		 Tock Jing Theng's colourful poster showing communication applications of physics. From SMK Convent, Perak, Malaysia.

Tock Jing Theng's colourful poster, from SMK Convent, Perak, Malaysia
Eunice Leung Wing Yu's wonderful geometric poster, another entry from Simply Art, Hong Kong.

Eunice Leung Wing Yu's wonderful geometric poster, another entry from Simply Art		 ‘Physics In our Daily Lives' by Lim Li Vern from the SMK Convent in Malaysia.

Lim Li Vern from the SMK Convent in Malaysia