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Objects in orbit: the problem of space debris

Our planet is surrounded by satellites, which we rely on every day for communication, navigation services, and Earth observation. For example, data from satellites can be used to support operations after disasters, monitor the status of large infrastructures, measure water and air pollution, and…

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Purple fumes: the importance of iodine

Iodine, with its characteristic purple vapours, has myriad applications – from the familiar disinfectant to innovative solar…

             

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Galactic Archaeology: how we study our home galaxy

We can’t image our home galaxy from the outside, so how do we study it? Learn how astronomers unveil the dramatic past of the Milky Way and peer into its future.

     

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Nanotechnology in school

Matthias Mallmann from NanoBioNet eV explains what nanotechnology really is, and offers two nano-experiments for the…

     

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