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  • Glowing, colour-changing polymer
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    Glowing, colour-changing polymer

    ChemistryPhysicsSTEM

    Scientists design a polymer that changes colour depending on its length. Explore applications of manufacturing molecules with senior Chemistry students...

    Years 9-12
  • Exoplanet atmosphere hints it formed far from star
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    Exoplanet atmosphere hints it formed far from star

    ChemistryPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM

    Chemical fingerprint of the exoplanet Osiris shows unexpectedly high carbon. Find out how astronomers have used spectroscopy to analyse the...

    Years 8-12
  • How do freezers work?
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    How do freezers work?

    ChemistryEngineeringPhysicsSTEMTechnology

    How does the freezer work? — Leon, aged 4. To answer this, we need to understand solids, liquids and gases...

    Years 1-3, 5-6 & 8
  • Learning about Titan’s chemistry
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    Learning about Titan’s chemistry

    ChemistrySTEM

    Atomic-force microscopy allows new understanding of Saturn’s moon. This article looks at how researchers are using technology to understand the...

    Years 8-10
  • Keep cool like a camel
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    Keep cool like a camel

    BiologyChemistrySTEMTechnology

    The two-layer thing may work for technology too. This fascinating article shows an efficient cooling technology that combines chemistry with...

    Years 6-8
  • Can objects bruise like we do?
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    Can objects bruise like we do?

    BiologyChemistrySTEMTechnology

    Korean scientists continue the quest to make material that bruise possible. This article is well suited to Year 8 and...

    Years 8-10
  • Self-heal like a squid
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    Self-heal like a squid

    BiologyChemistrySTEM

    A new material inspired by a natural protein found in squid. This short article is well suited to students in...

    Years 5, 8 & 10
  • As if space wasn’t dangerous enough, bacteria become nastier in microgravity
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    As if space wasn’t dangerous enough, bacteria become nastier in microgravity

    BiologyChemistryPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM

    Research from space flight missions has found that bacteria seem to become more resistant to antibiotics and mutate quicker in...

    Years 7-10
  • Can water be two types of liquid?
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    Can water be two types of liquid?

    ChemistrySTEM

    Researchers offer evidence to support decades-old theory about liquid water. Demonstrate an application of states of matter and particles to...

    Years 8
  • Using a pocket rocket to explore distant planets
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    Using a pocket rocket to explore distant planets

    ChemistryPhysicsSpace SciencesTechnology

    Researchers have adapted a miniature rocket, called the Pocket Rocket, to replicate the conditions of distant planets’ atmospheres. This article...

    Years 8-10
  • ‘When chemistry became biology’: looking for the origins of life in hot springs
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    ‘When chemistry became biology’: looking for the origins of life in hot springs

    BiologyChemistryEarth Sciences

    The hypothesis that hot springs may have been the ‘spark’ that helped organic matter turn into life has been put...

    Years 8-10
  • Pain relief may be found in the mud
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    Pain relief may be found in the mud

    BiologyChemistryEarth & Space ScienceSTEM

    It’s early days, but a chemical found in a fungus growing in mud near a boat ramp could be the...

    Years 6-10
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