Abstract

In this work we discuss some of the most interesting new doors that the diffusion of low-cost, high-tech devices is opening. It is divided in two main sections. In the first part, Chapter I, the general research framework in which we are working is presented. Then, in the second, third and fourth chapters several examples of practical applications regarding the presented topics, all designed and realized by the author (within his research group) are discussed. In particular: a workshop about scientific visualization held at the University of Trento in Chapter II; a teaching/learning sequence based on a low-cost spectrometer in Chapter III; a mediated reality setup for physics education in Chapter IV.