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Editorial Issue 77
Light is at the essence of the majority of scientific discoveries and in this issue the members of the EIROforum show us why.
How European XFEL uses X-ray light to make the invisible visible
X-ray light does not only enable us to look at our bones, it also helps scientists to analyse tiny molecules that make up all living things.
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Articles from previous issues
The science of preserving art
As Head Conservator at the National Trust, Katy Lithgow’s education turned her into ‘more an arts person’ than a scientist – but her work has…
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On track: technology for runners
When we watch elite runners breaking world records, we rarely think about the chemistry and physics of the running…
Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Science and society
Hooked on science
Encouraging your students to create science videos can be a way of catching – and keeping – their…
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The 13th International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry
July 8th- 10th, St Pauls School, London I hope you have enjoyed the microscale chemistry articles that Adrian Allan and I presented in issues, 53, 54,57, 60, 65, and 69. If you are teaching chemistry do have a look at them. Other authors have also submitted ideas in issues 16 and 39. It is a…
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