In focus – Page 3
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FeaturePlastic conservation
Usually we want plastics to degrade, so what about when we don’t? How chemists are helping museums preserve plastics
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Slashing emissions with polymer fashion
Show students the high performance fabric that’s made from waste plastic and is cutting the carbon footprint of the fashion industry
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The exceptional alloy that’s resisting corrosion
Could stainless magnesium replace aluminium in cars and aeroplanes? This calcium–magnesium alloy has implications for carbon emissions
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Single-use plastic in period products
Forget bags and straws. Disposable period products are a much great contributor to the amount of plastic littering our environment
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The science of melting chocolate
Use this infographic with your 11–14 students to develop their knowledge of changes of state and their graphing skills
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The science of smartwatches
How wearable tech uses chemistry to help monitor your health – with spectroscopy, battery technology and smart materials
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Allotropes of carbon
Use this infographic with your 14–16 classes to boost their knowledge of diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes
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Toxins in food
Many foods contain toxins such as oxalic acid. How do we balance the risks and benefits to health?
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Lending a hand with sanitiser
When one of the key weapons in the fight against Covid-19 was in short supply, some unlikely manufacturers stepped in
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Concrete solutions to sustainable materials
Enhance your teaching of materials and explore how new types of concrete could reduce carbon emissions
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Epidemiology: Calling the disease detectives
What is an epidemiologist? Inspire students with this fascinating insight into the world of some of the most powerful scientific detectives
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How the unscrupulous turn a profit from virus fears
Why alcohol-based sanitiser found its way onto the black market and into stockpiles – and how it works against viruses
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Temperature-controlling textiles
Nina Notman gets a feel for the high-tech fabrics that can help us maintain our preferred temperature
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New power, old batteries
Closing the loop in lithium-ion battery recycling from electric cars
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Freeing the world from chemical weapons
Chemists have helped destroy 97% of declared banned substances, finds Andy Extance, and are pushing to get the rest
