Picture perfect: making the most of images when creating and sharing teaching resources
April 4, 2025 | Issue 72Not sure how best to source and create images for sharing your teaching materials? It’s a snap if you follow these simple tips!
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The exciting future of 3D printing
April 4, 2025 | Issue 72From science fiction to reality: explore how continued innovation in 3D printing is supporting scientific progress in a range of different fields.
Pea-based foams for a greener cappuccino
April 4, 2025 | Issue 72Peas please: discover how scientists are investigating pea-based ‘milk’ foams for delicious, environmentally friendly, plant-based cappuccinos!
A new survey of exocomet belts is changing what we know about planetary systems
April 4, 2025 | Issue 72Ready to rock: discover what mysterious belts of dust, ice, and rock around distant stars can tell us about the formation of planetary systems.
TEACH
Shedding light on a Picasso
April 4, 2025 | Issue 72Explore how researchers investigate artworks without damaging them and reveal hidden information in paintings by using different wavelengths of light!
Estimation of the Sun’s temperature without leaving the school
April 4, 2025 | Issue 72Starstruck: with just water, sunlight, and simple equipment, students can use their physics knowledge to calculate the temperature of the Sun.
Electricity from sea waves
April 4, 2025 | Issue 72Go with the flow: build a model using simple materials to convert the energy of water waves into electricity and explore key concepts relating to energy.
Discover bentonites, the heroes of radioactive waste repositories
March 24, 2025 | Issue 72You shall not pass: explore the function of deep geological repositories and the key role of bentonite in preventing the leakage of highly radioactive waste.