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Henri Boffin from ESOw1 in Garching, Germany, follows the mystery of gamma-ray bursts from their first discovery to the most recent research on these dramatic astronomical explosions.
Ages: 16-19;
Students Jan Měšťan and Jan Kotek and teacher Marek Tyle from the Gymnázium Písek in the Czech Republic won the 2007 Catch a Star competition. Sai Pathmanathan describes their prize-winning project.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Péter Székely from the University of Szeged, Hungary, and Örs Benedekfi from the European Fusion Development Agreement in Garching, Germany, investigate how a star dies and what a nearby supernova explosion would mean for us on Earth.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Does alchemy sound too good to be true? Paola Rebusco, Henri Boffin and Douglas Pierce-Price, from ESO in Garching, Germany, describe how creating gold – and other heavy metals – is possible, though sadly not in the laboratory.
Ages: 16-19;
In Issue 3 of Science in School we invited you to join an international competition for school students and Catch a Star! Later, some of you helped to select winners by voting online for your favourite pictures. Douglas Pierce-Price from ESO reports on the results.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Henri Boffin and Douglas Pierce-Price from ESO, in Garching, Germany, investigate our celestial ancestry.
Ages: 16-19;
Jonathan Swinton pushes back the frontiers of knowledge – in his kitchen.
Ages: 16-19;
Mark Tiele Westra from the European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) in Garching, Germany, elucidates the source of power on Earth: the Sun
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
The energy demands of our society continue to increase, while the stocks of fossil fuels - still our major energy source - are declining. Chris Warrick from the European Fusion Development Agreement explains why research into fusion offers the hope of a safe and environmentally responsible energy…
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 7
Fusion in the Universe: gamma-ray bursts
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 7
Students Catch a Star: researching and observing a solar eclipse
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 6
Fusion in the Universe: when a giant star dies…
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 5
Fusion in the Universe: where your jewellery comes from
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 5
School students Catch a Star! in an astronomical competition
Topics: Events
| Issue 4
Fusion in the Universe: we are all stardust
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 3
The neutron teaspoon
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 3
Fusion in the Universe: the power of the Sun
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 1
Fusion – ace in the energy pack?
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science, Engineering
