Turning e-waste into hope: a student project on phone recycling
November 13, 2026 | Issue 80A multidisciplinary project to raise students' awareness about the importance of properly disposing and recycling materials found in mobile phones.
INSPIRE
Great Science Share for Schools: inspiring pupils to ask scientific questions
November 13, 2026 | Issue 80If you’re passionate about young people asking, investigating and sharing scientific questions that matter to them, read on and be inspired!
UNDERSTAND
Illuminating the brain for Nobel: a brief journey of optogenetics
November 13, 2026 | Issue 80Read about discovery of light-activated molecular switches that have provided the much-needed tools for taking neuroscience and biology research to the next level.
A tungsten brick at the heart of spallation
November 13, 2026 | Issue 80Heavy metals are…heavy. But why? And why is the particular metal tungsten an integral part of the process of ‘spallation’?
Where does plastic go? The hidden journey of microplastics
November 13, 2026 | Issue 80Where does plastic go when we can no longer see it? Follow one plastic bag as it crumbles into invisible particles and see where it ends up.
Molecular mimicry in the AI era: teaching the universal architecture of deception
November 13, 2026 | Issue 80Discover how pathogens use molecular mimicry to hide from immunity, and how generative AI turns the tables by designing synthetic decoys.
TEACH
Through a microbiologist’s eyes: optimal time to add honey to tea
November 13, 2026 | Issue 80Do you drink tea with honey? We are often told to let it cool first, but when is the best time to add the honey to tea?
Gold mining in the classroom: a lab activity to teach sustainability
November 13, 2026 | Issue 80Wondering how to extract gold from mobile phones in a school lab? Explore one of the activities from the project Recycle Your Mobile Phone To Save The Planet.