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With the use of detergents and other surfactants on the rise, the resulting pollution is worrying. One answer: surfactants that can be collected and re-used simply by switching a magnetic field on and off.
Ages: 16-19;
Until a few centuries ago, people believed that the world was made only of earth, air, water and fire. Since then, scientists have discovered 118 elements and the search is on for element 119.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Why does meiosis so often go wrong? And what are the consequences?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
CERN’s director general tells the story behind the Higgs boson – and describes the next steps.
Ages: not applicable;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members (EIROs).
Ages: not applicable;
Biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira is using science to combat wildlife traffickers in Brazil.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Finding out what is going on in the core of a fusion experiment at 100 million degrees Celsius is no easy matter, but there are clever ways to work it out.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In the third article in this series on astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum, learn about the exotic and powerful cosmic phenomena that astronomers investigate with X-ray and gamma-ray observatories, including the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL missions.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations. This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members (EIROs).
Ages: not applicable;
Why is symmetry so central to the understanding of crystals? And why did ‘forbidden’ symmetry change the definition of crystals themselves?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Magnetic science: developing a new surfactant
Topics: Chemistry
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The numbers game: extending the periodic table
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Sloppy fishing: why meiosis goes wrong
Topics: Biology, Health
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Accelerating the pace of science: interview with CERN’s Rolf Heuer
Topics: Physics
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Cool and hot science for a bright future
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
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Cracking down on wildlife trafficking
Topics: Biology, General science
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Seeing the light: monitoring fusion experiments
Topics: Physics, General science, Chemistry, Engineering
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More than meets the eye: the exotic, high-energy Universe
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space
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Bigger, faster, hotter
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space, Engineering
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The new definition of crystals – or how to win a Nobel Prize
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, General science, Chemistry
