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Simulate a neuron in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
What would it be like if numbers and musical tones had colours? People with synaesthesia experience the world in this way – and scientists are trying to find out why.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Why does it rain? Can we predict it? Give physics students a mass of weather data and some information technology, and they can try working this out for themselves.
Ages: 16-19;
Studies of iron oxides under extreme conditions are shining a light on Earth’s interior and its role in our climate.
Ages: 16-19;
Scientists propose a new hypothesis to tackle one of the big remaining mysteries in animal evolution.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
A controversial new technology is making gene editing far cheaper and easier – too easy, perhaps?
Ages: 16-19;
We know that robots are good for mechanical tasks – but here’s a chemistry project for robots that don’t mind getting their sensors wet.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
This June, students from around Europe met in Portugal to compete in the European CanSat competition. One of their teachers tells us more.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Exploring visual acuity requires not only biological experiments, but also some understanding of the underlying physics.
Ages: 16-19;
Astronomers are still trying to discover exactly why galaxies formed in spiral shapes, and what’s likely to happen to our galaxy in the future.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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The resting potential: introducing foundations of the nervous system
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Blended senses: understanding synaesthesia
Topics: Biology
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Wind and rain: meteorology in the classroom
Topics: Physics, Earth science
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Under pressure: the role of Earth’s mantle in our climate
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
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What happens when cells embrace damage?
Topics: Understand, Biology
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Faster, cheaper, CRISPR: the new gene technology revolution
Topics: Understand, Biology
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Chembot: chemistry with robots
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, Teach, General science
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European CanSat Competition 2016
Topics: Inspire, Events
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Sharp eyes: how well can we really see?
Topics: Physics, Biology, Teach
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Galaxies: genesis and evolution
Topics: Understand, Physics, Astronomy / space
