Colour magic: additive mixing and coloured shadows
With flying colours: Try some simple but striking experiments to illustrate temporal additive colour mixing, and create and mix coloured shadows.
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Beyond solids and liquids: the science of slime
Introduction Matter is conventionally classified into three fundamental states: solids, liquids, and gases. Nevertheless, it is clear that there are some materials that do not fit perfectly into only one category, and Activity 1 encourages students to explore this. One material that does not fit…
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Xcool Lab at European XFEL: a place to spark students’ scientific curiosity
Visit the Xcool Lab for an inspiring experience at a cutting-edge research facility, with hands-on experiments to bring classroom concepts to life.
A unique atlas of the human heart: from cells to the full organ
Heart of glass: a new X-ray scanning method reveals a full 3D view of the inside of the heart in incredible detail without having to cut into it.
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EMBL – cell biology teacher training
EMBL's Science Education and Public Engagement team invites European STEM educators to attend a free course on ‘Omics Insights into Cell Biology’. Taking place in Heidelberg, Germany, on 18-20 March, the course offers seminars and hands-on training.
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