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Scientists working at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) and the University Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France, have discovered a crystal that appears to defy the laws of physics. Giovanna Cicognani from ILL reports.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Films about science or even pseudo-science can be powerful tools in the classroom. Heinz Oberhummer and Markus Behacker from the Cinema and Science project provide a toolkit for using the film Deep Impact.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Would you know how to turn a bucket into a seismograph, how to make a scale model of a DNA double helix from cans and bottles, or how to simulate a human eye with the help of a shampoo bottle? Barbara Warmbein from the European Space Agency in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, finds out.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
What inspires someone to be a spacecraft designer? And how can you become one? Russ Hodge from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, interviews Adam Baker and reveals all.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
We tend to think of our genetic information as being encoded in DNA – in our genes. Brona McVittie from Epigenome NoE, UK, describes why this is only part of the story.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Are you looking for a good article to use in a lesson? Or do you just want to browse a science journal or two for inspiration? Here is a selection of free online science journals and some useful tools for tracking down the books, articles and journals you need.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The goal of this DVD is to show how information collected from patients often allows scientists to achieve a deeper understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of a specific disease. This level of understanding is crucial to developing treatments for disease and, consequently, to relieving…
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
I was examining a list of more than 20 books available for reviewing when I discovered this odd title. I am not especially interested in mosquitoes, and I know very little about them. But a colleague’s encouragement and my own curiosity led me to choose this book from the list.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Superman, Batman, Lightning Lad, Spiderman – they all apply the principles of physics to perform their extraordinary feats… or do they? Which laws are suspended, and which are extended? Which are indeed forgotten completely?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The Science Behind Medicines CD-ROM is a teaching resource produced by GlaxoSmithKline and aimed at biology and chemistry teachers of post-16 students. It has sections on drug discovery, structural formulae, bacterial infections, asthma and viral infections.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Defying the laws of physics?
Topics: Physics
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Deep Impact
Topics: Resources
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Science teachers take centre stage
Topics: Events
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The sky’s the limit
Topics: Profiles
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Epigenetics
Topics: Biology, Health
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Free science journals
Topics: Resources
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Learning from Patients: The Science of Medicine
Topics: Resources
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Real Mosquitoes Don’t Eat Meat: This and Other Inquiries into the Oddities of Nature, By Brad Wetzler
Topics: Resources
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The Physics of Superheroes, By James Kakalios
Topics: Resources
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The Science Behind Medicines
Topics: Resources
