All Energy articles – Page 3
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FeatureRecharging the future
As lithium-ion batteries are pushed to their limits, what technology could replace them?
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NewsFire-fighting lithium–ion battery doesn’t compromise on performance
Electrospun device can release flame retardants in the event of a battery short circuit or catastrophic damage
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ResourceEnergy transfer: primary science podcasts
Join Kareena and her superhero friend K-mistry for this short podcast introducing children to appliances that run on electricity.
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ResourceHeat transfer and insulation: primary science podcasts
Join Kareena and her superhero friend K-mistry for this short podcast introducing children to thermal conductors and insulators.
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ResourceSensational states: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to changes of state with this short podcast.
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ResourceThermochromic materials
A hidden use of chemistry in everyday life includes thermochromic materials that change colour when exposed to heat or cold
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ResourceInsulation and conduction: That’s Chemistry!
The ‘Insulation and conduction’ chapter from That’s Chemistry!: This chapter looks at key ideas and activities that can be used to help students learn how materials have different properties, including whether they are conductors or insulators of heat and/or electricity.
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ResourceBurning: That’s Chemistry!
The ‘burning’ chapter from That’s Chemistry! This chapter looks at key ideas and activities that can be used to help students learn that when materials are burned new materials are formed, and that this process in not reversible.
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NewsSolar-powered desalination produces energy
Nanocomposite helps to produce drinking water and fuel
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ExperimentChemiluminescence of luminol: a cold light experiment
Show how the energy of a chemical reaction can be given out as light. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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NewsRechargeable first for promising battery tech
New cathode material makes for energetic, rechargeable sodium–carbon dioxide batteries that could power Mars vehicles
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ResourceBeyond Appearances: Students misconceptions about basic chemical ideas
Reviews of research on students’ misconceptions in conceptual areas of chemistry. Misconceptions are described and discussed, together with indications of their origins.
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NewsNew photocatalyst shows promise
Nickel-based material can convert carbon monoxide into high-value hydrocarbons
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ExperimentA hydrogen powered rocket
Try this spectacular demonstration to make a rocket using a plastic drink bottle fuelled by hydrogen and air. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentThe ‘whoosh’ bottle demonstration
This exciting demonstration is a combustion reaction where a mixture of alcohol and air in a large bottle is ignited. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceFaces of Chemistry – Organic solar cells
Explore the chemistry of organic photovoltaics (organic solar cells) as a scientist from BASF explains the technology used in the Smart Forvision car.
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ResourceMaking biodiesel │16–18 years
Practical work on making a biodiesel, as well as worksheets covering alkenes, infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, calculations on biodiesel yields, ester/biodiesel production and thermochemistry