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Turning dandelions into rubber: the road to a sustainable future
A species of dandelion is leading the way towards sustainable rubber. Find out how, by growing this unusual plant yourself and extracting the rubber from the roots.
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CSI Astronomy: learn how to spot fake astrophotography images
Seeing is believing, but how can you be sure that what you see is real? Find out how to distinguish between real and fake astronomical images.
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.
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Articles from previous issues
A twist on the candle mystery
Three candles of different heights are lit in a closed space. Surprisingly, the longest candle goes out first. Can you solve the mystery?
Chemistry, Engineering, General science, Physics
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Fracking is a hugely controversial technology, so it’s worth taking a closer look at the science behind the…
Earth science, Engineering, Science and society
How do muscles produce work? Using optical tweezers to study molecular machines
Alexandre Lewalle from King’s College, London, UK, pushes back the frontiers of our knowledge of motors – at the molecular…
Physics, Biology
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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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