Save the Date: Back to School 2024-2025 with ESA and ESERO
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Article of the week
Colour in nature: true blue
Have you ever seen a blue cow? A blue apple? Or a blue tree? Blue is rare in nature, so why are some plants and animals blue?
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Simple gravimetric chemical analysis – weighing molecules the microscale way
Learn how to do quantitative chemistry using microscale techniques with bottle tops and inexpensive spirit burners that are relatively easy and quick to set up.
Accelerators are everywhere, perhaps closer than you think…
Did you know that there are more than 30 000 particle accelerators around the world? Where are they, and what are they for?
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Articles from previous issues
Recovering Pompeii
Do your students find it hard to see the application of science to other subjects? Montserrat Capellas from the European Synchrotron Radiation…
Chemistry
Cold seeps: marine ecosystems based on hydrocarbons
David Fischer takes us on a trip to the bottom of the sea to learn about cold seeps – their ecosystems, potential fuels, and possible involvement…
Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
How global teamwork revealed the mystery at the heart of our galaxy
This is the story of how scientists created an image of the region around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy by combining many telescopes into one virtual telescope the size of the Earth.
Astronomy / space, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics
Teaching events
Discover free events and activities offered by the EIROforum members and other non-profit groups.
EMBL – Unfold your World
Discover the wonder of proteins with this exciting science & art competition. Unfold Your World provides free classroom-ready resources and is open to students aged 14–18, who can win prizes and see their artwork displayed in a special exhibition.
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