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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?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Physicist Adrian Mancuso works at the cutting edge of 3D imaging, at what will be Europe’s newest and brightest X-ray facility.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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.
Ages: 16-19;
We all know that exercise makes us fitter and healthier – but what changes take place in our cells to make this happen?
Ages: 16-19;
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.
Ages: 16-19;
What makes viruses so virulent? Why do we enjoy music? Why is the Alhambra so beautiful? The answer? Mathematics!
Ages: 16-19;
For scientists at the European Space Agency, a mission to Mars means going to Antarctica first.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Brain tumours are one of the most common causes of death in children – and may begin when chromosomes are torn apart during cell division.
Ages: 16-19;
Renewable, clean, unlimited energy – how can it be achieved? Christine Rüth from EFDA introduces the tokamak, the most advanced fusion device.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Solar energy: silicon solar cells
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
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High-powered research: physicist Adrian Mancuso
Topics: Profiles
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Intersex: falling outside the norm
Topics: Biology, Health
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On your bike: how muscles respond to exercise
Topics: Biology, Health
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Building a seismograph from scrap
Topics: Physics, Earth science
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Finding maths where you least expect it: interview with Marcus du Sautoy
Topics: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry
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The white continent as a stepping stone to the red planet
Topics: Biology, Astronomy / space, Health
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Exploding chromosomes: how cancer begins
Topics: Biology, Health
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Harnessing the power of the Sun: fusion reactors
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
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Build your own microscope: following in Robert Hooke’s footsteps
Topics: Physics, Biology
