All In your class articles – Page 2
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Carbon monoxide poisoning
Chemists are developing new detection and treatment methods for this deadly gas
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Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Recent steep price increases could push us towards renewable energy
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What are you swimming in?
Swimming pool disinfection is essential for public health but carries some risks of its own
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Phytomining: how to mine a tree
Useful metals can be extracted from contaminated soil using plants
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Toiletries and cosmetics: what’s on the label?
What do all those terms on the ingredients list mean?
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Ocean acidification
How scientists are fighting the serious risk atmospheric carbon dioxide poses to our seas – and the planet
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Iron: fuel of the future?
Investigating whether iron powder could fill the energy gaps left by batteries and renewable energy
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Designing cancer drugs
How screening is used to develop targeted therapies that improve the lives of cancer patients
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How ice cream is made
For a simple combination of milk, cream, sugar and flavourings, there is a lot of science involved in ice cream manufacture
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Plastic 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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Make learning chemistry child’s play
Does play have a role in science learning for older children? This is how to bring more creativity to older students’ learning and why it’s important
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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 smartwatches
How wearable tech uses chemistry to help monitor your health – with spectroscopy, battery technology and smart materials
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Your place or mine? The local business of lithium mining
Lithium-ion batteries will power the next generation of electric cars, but how can we mine lithium with minimal impact on the environment?
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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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Why you need A-level chemistry to study dietetics
Which parts of the chemistry curriculum will your 16–18 students find useful to become a dietitian?