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When thinking about diffraction studies, X-rays most often come to mind, but neutrons can also provide important structural information – and could help in the fight against HIV.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Clues to the history of the Earth, the Milky Way and the Universe are hidden on the lunar surface.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The world’s largest particle accelerator, the LHC, is deepening our understanding of what happened just after the Big Bang. Here’s how to explore the principles of a particle accelerator in your classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
On 26 December 2013, after a long and exciting trip, 56 secondary-school students from 18 countries arrived at their destination: the picturesque alpine village of Saint-Barthélemy, Italy, where the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley (OAVdA) was built because of…
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
How do astronomers investigate the life cycle of stars? At the European Space Agency, it’s done using space-based missions that observe the sky in ultraviolet, visible and infrared light – as this fourth article in a series about astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum describes.
Ages: 16-19;
Online tools can be used to compare the sequences of proteins and understand how different organisms have evolved.
Ages: 16-19;
More than 10 years ago, a very clever and inventive inhabitant from a favela discovered he could produce light without electricity. Now solar bulbs are spreading all over the world.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
The smooth operation of communications satellites can be influenced by solar weather. Mimic this effect on a smaller scale in the classroom with a simple demonstration.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
To keep refuelling its reactor, the EFDA-JET facility fires frozen hydrogen pellets into 150 million°C plasma. But these pellets have an added benefit as well.
Ages: 16-19;
When measuring the chemistry of the atmosphere, it helps to fly up in specially modified laboratories.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Fighting HIV with neutrons
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Health
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Lunar Diary: a chronicle of Earth’s journey through space and time, as seen from the Moon
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering
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Build your own particle accelerator
Topics: Physics
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Camping under the stars — the ESO Astronomy Camp 2013
Topics: Astronomy / space
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More than meets the eye: how space telescopes see beyond the rainbow
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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Using biological databases to teach evolution and biochemistry
Topics: Biology
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Light refraction in primary education: the solar bottle bulb
Topics: Physics, Engineering
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Simulating the effect of the solar wind
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Engineering
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Super cold meets super hot
Topics: Physics, Engineering
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Up, up and away: using aircraft for atmospheric monitoring
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
