Solar energy: silicon solar cells
With oil reserves running out, silicon solar cells offer an alternative source of energy. How do they work and how can we exploit their full potential?
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With oil reserves running out, silicon solar cells offer an alternative source of energy. How do they work and how can we exploit their full potential?
Physicist Adrian Mancuso works at the cutting edge of 3D imaging, at what will be Europe’s newest and brightest X-ray facility.
Male or female? What are the issues surrounding children for whom the answer is not clear? Researchers Eric Vilain and Melissa Hines hope to provide some of the answers.
We all know that exercise makes us fitter and healthier – but what changes take place in our cells to make this happen?
Did you know that you can use old hi-fi speakers to detect earthquakes? And also carry out some simple earthquake experiments in the classroom? Here’s how.
What makes viruses so virulent? Why do we enjoy music? Why is the Alhambra so beautiful? The answer? Mathematics!
For scientists at the European Space Agency, a mission to Mars means going to Antarctica first.
Brain tumours are one of the most common causes of death in children – and may begin when chromosomes are torn apart during cell division.
Renewable, clean, unlimited energy – how can it be achieved? Christine Rüth from EFDA introduces the tokamak, the most advanced fusion device.
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.
Solar energy: silicon solar cells
High-powered research: physicist Adrian Mancuso
Intersex: falling outside the norm
On your bike: how muscles respond to exercise
Building a seismograph from scrap
Finding maths where you least expect it: interview with Marcus du Sautoy
The white continent as a stepping stone to the red planet
Exploding chromosomes: how cancer begins
Harnessing the power of the Sun: fusion reactors
Build your own microscope: following in Robert Hooke’s footsteps