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The basic chemistry of hair dyes has changed little over the past century, but what do we know about the risks of colouring our hair, and why do we do it?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from EIROs.
Ages: not applicable;
Making pH-sensitive inks from fruits and vegetables is a creative variation of the cabbage-indicator experiment.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Psychology is teaching us how to make food sweeter without changing its ingredients.
Ages: 16-19;
When thinking about diffraction studies, X-rays most often come to mind, but neutrons can also provide important structural information – and could help in the fight against HIV.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Chemistry is not always completely environmentally friendly; green chemistry is working to change that.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Methional played centre stage at the recent Second International Contest for Note by Note Cooking. The challenge: to make dishes containing only methional and ‘pure’ compounds such as milk proteins, alcohols, amino acids and flavour chemicals, and, ideally, no plant tissues, meat, fish or eggs
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Could hydrogen be the best alternative for fossil fuels? This demonstration shows how a hydrogen economy might work in practice.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Industrial activities and even geological changes can affect the quality of water, causing contamination that poses risks to human health and the environment. Learn how to become an independent analyst to ensure that we have good-quality water.
Ages: 16-19;
When measuring the chemistry of the atmosphere, it helps to fly up in specially modified laboratories.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Colour to dye for
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
| Issue 31
Making new connections and learning in new ways
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 31
An artistic introduction to anthocyanin inks
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, General science
| Issue 31
The perfect meal
Topics: Biology, General science, Chemistry, Science and society
| Issue 31
Fighting HIV with neutrons
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Health
| Issue 31
Greening chemistry
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society
| Issue 30
From methional to fried chicken
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 30
A classroom hydrogen economy
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
| Issue 29
Become a water quality analyst
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering
| Issue 29
Up, up and away: using aircraft for atmospheric monitoring
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
