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Understand

June 6, 2007 | Issue 5

Plastics, naturally

We sit on them, wear them and cook with them: plastics are everywhere. Yet this very versatility makes it difficult to produce and dispose of plastics in environmentally friendly ways. David Bradley explains how researchers at the University of Manchester, UK, are working on a solution.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
                 

Inspire

March 9, 2007 | Issue 4

You’re researching what? Toothpaste?

Linda Sellou, a French PhD student at Bristol University, UK, tells Sai Pathmanathan, a science education journalist, what she thought of her school science and what she’s up to now…

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Profiles
   

Inspire

December 20, 2006 | Issue 3

The Poison Paradox: Chemicals as Friends and Foes, By John Timbrell

“All substances are poisons; there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.”

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Resources
   

Teach

December 20, 2006 | Issue 3

Perfume chemistry, sexual attraction and exploding balloons: university activities for school

Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from the University of Bristol, UK, describe some of the University’s activities to share a delight in chemistry with school students.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry
 

Understand

August 3, 2006 | Issue 1

Chemical recreations

In Chapter 7 of his book, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Oliver Sacks recalls his discovery of the delights of chemistry.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry

Understand

July 27, 2006 | Issue 2

Chocolate’s chemical charm

Dhara Thakerar, a second-year student of natural sciences at Cambridge University, UK, elucidates the science of chocolate.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry