Build your own microscope: following in Robert Hooke’s footsteps
Nektarios Tsagliotis explains how to build an effective microscope using simple materials – enabling your students to discover a hidden world, just as Robert Hooke did in 1665.
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Nektarios Tsagliotis explains how to build an effective microscope using simple materials – enabling your students to discover a hidden world, just as Robert Hooke did in 1665.
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).
In popular TV detective series, genetic fingerprinting is commonly used to identify criminals. Sara Müller and Heike Göllner-Heibült take a look behind the scenes.
When you read the newspaper, how do you know what to believe? Ed Walsh guides you and your students through the minefield of science in the media.
The topic of polymers is often limited to chemistry lessons. The Establish project offers some hands-on activities to investigate these materials and some of their medical applications.
When your doctor prescribes you a tablet and you get better, was it really the drug or could it have been the colour of the tablet? Andrew Brown investigates the placebo effect.
What makes ostriches such fast runners? Nina Schaller has spent nearly a decade investigating.
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).
Cancer and stem cells are both topical issues. But have you heard of cancer stem cells? As Massimiliano Mazza explains, this concept may revolutionise the treatment of cancer.
Vered Yephlach-Wiskerman introduces a classroom project to investigate the bioremediation powers of the aquatic fern Azolla.
Build your own microscope: following in Robert Hooke’s footsteps
Black holes, magnetism and cancer
Genetic fingerprinting: a look inside
Bad science: how to learn from science in the media
Polymers in medicine
Just the placebo effect?
Birds on the run: what makes ostriches so fast?
Trapped by scientists: antimatter, cholesterol and red blood cells
Cancer stem cells – hope for the future?
A clean green sweep: an aquatic bioremediation project