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Investigate how enzymes in your laundry detergent get rid of stains – and which are most important for keeping clothes clean.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Identify tracks of subatomic particles from their ‘signatures’ in bubble chamber photos – a key 20th century technology for studying particle physics.
Ages: 16-19;
Over several decades, the search for new medicines has progressed from mimicking natural molecules to screening many millions of compounds.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
New research is revealing the previously unknown beneficial effects of tree canopies – and the secret life within them.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Aeolus – a new laser-equipped satellite – is designed to give meteorologists the comprehensive wind data they need for better weather forecasting.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
New techniques are revealing how cells control their shape – and the changes that could give an early warning of disease.
Ages: 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest intergovernmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from the EIROs.
Ages: not applicable;
Scalding volcanic springs are home to some remarkable microorganisms, and biotechnology is now finding uses for these microscopic survivors.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Could leftover nutshells be the next renewable energy source? Challenge your students to find out using calorimetry.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Explore the science of sound and electromagnetism with this practical build-it-yourself activity.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Which laundry enzymes work best?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Track inspection: how to spot subatomic particles
Topics: Physics
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The changing technologies of drug design
Topics: Chemistry, Health
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The secret life of forests
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Forecasts from orbit
Topics: News from the EIROs, Astronomy / space, Earth science, Engineering
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Cells: why shape matters
Topics: Biology
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Mercury’s mysteries, astronomy education and a new generation of X-ray science
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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Some (microbes) like it hot
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Bioenergy in a nutshell
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Hearing waves: how to build a loudspeaker
Topics: Physics, Engineering
