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Beyond solids and liquids: the science of slime
Introduction Matter is conventionally classified into three fundamental states: solids, liquids, and gases. Nevertheless, it is clear that there are some materials that do not fit perfectly into only one category, and Activity 1 encourages students to explore this. One material that does not fit…
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The LHC: a step closer to the Big Bang
On 10 September 2008 at 10:28 am, the world’s largest particle accelerator – the Large Hadron Collider – was switched on. But why? In the first…
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The CRISPR-Cas9 Revolution
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