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Losing our technicians: the crisis facing schools
Where does the technician staffing crisis come from and what can be done about it?
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Brick by brick
From green LEGO bricks to compostable shoes, Fiona Case investigates how Lego and Reebok are making biomaterials mainstream
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Catalysts get helping hands
Ida Emilie Steinmark finds out how new research may boost catalytic performance
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Making practical work more effective
Microscale chemistry and well-ordered teaching sequences reduce cognitive overload
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Designing curriculums for modern chemists
Rachel Brazil talks to lecturers at reopening chemistry departments about starting undergraduate courses from scratch
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Exceptional enzymes
New biological catalysts could deliver useful chemicals chemistry cannot make
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Know your poison: the festival chemical safety net
How analytical chemistry helps reduce the harms of drug use
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Could Irish change cause ripples elsewhere?
John O’Donoghue investigates transformations on the horizon for Ireland’s education system
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Cutting edge science in a school laboratory
After ten years, many experiments and cohorts of new students, Catherine Smith shares her experience completing a multistep synthesis with her science club
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Inspiring the next generation of scientists
What makes students aspire to a career in science?
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Earn while you learn
How the new apprenticeship levy is shaping opportunities for school students
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Carbon dioxide gets stoned
Locking Earth’s excess carbon dioxide away by turning it into rock
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Clearing the air around smoke formation
Answering the riddle of why unsaturated fuels burn with sooty flames