All Matter articles – Page 7

  • Balancing a needle on the surface tension of water
    Experiment

    Detergents, soaps and surface tension

    In association with

    A series of brief experiments on the effects of detergents and soaps on the surface tension of purified and hard water. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

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    Alkali metal explosion explained

    2015-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Re-examining a classic classroom demo

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    Ri Christmas Lectures® 2012: The Halogens

    A teaching resource on the halogens, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures® 2012. Video: The Halogens Displacement Reactions Video: The Halogens - Salt Forming Reactio…

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    Ri Christmas Lectures® 2012: The Noble Gases

    A teaching resource on the noble gases, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures® 2012. Video: The Noble Gases - Properties video Video: The Noble Gases - Xenon Applications video

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    News

    Hollow oxide can take the heat

    2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

    Aluminium-based coating could protect metal components from heat, oxidation

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    The Mole

    How ice crystals create optical illusions

    2015-01-01T10:48:00Z

    From light pillars and sun haloes to false suns, explore the mysterious effects ice crystals can produce when they interact with light.

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    Assessing covalency in hydrogen bonds

    2014-11-20T00:00:00Z

    A fresh perspective

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    News

    Coated nanoparticles show Alzheimer’s promise

    2014-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Growth of amyloid fibres inhibited

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    News

    Iridium forms compound in +9 oxidation state

    2014-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Iridium oxide cation made by pulsed-laser vaporisation in the gas phase

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    Just Add Water: Part 2

    A series of fun, engaging, short chemistry demonstrations about water, taken from a lecture by Dr. Peter Wothers of the University of Cambridge. Video: Just Add Water: 11 - Carbohydrates Video: Just Add Water: 12 - Dehydrating Sugar Video: Just ...

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    Free Range Chemistry: Part 4

    Short videos of exciting demonstrations of the chemistry of everyday materials, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge. Video: Free Range Chemistry: 32 - Saltpetre (Potassium Nitrate) Video: Free Range Chemistry: 33 - Saltpetre and Paper ...

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    Free Range Chemistry: Part 3

    Short videos of exciting demonstrations of the chemistry of everyday materials, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge. Video: Free Range Chemistry: 24 - Limestone Video: Free Range Chemistry: 25 - Shells Video: Free Range ...

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    Free Range Chemistry: Part 2

    Short videos of exciting demonstrations of the chemistry of everyday materials, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge. Video: Free Range Chemistry: 13 - Making Ammonia Video: Free Range Chemistry: 14 - First Sources of Ammonia ...

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    Free Range Chemistry: Part 1

    Short videos of exciting demonstrations of the chemistry of everyday materials, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge. Video: Free Range Chemistry: 01 - Everything is Chemical Video: Free Range Chemistry: 02 - Coffee - Delicious Chemicals ...

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    NBC Learn: Chemistry Now

    This resource includes both videos and worksheets. The website makes links to everyday contexts in which chemistry is important. This material would provide enrichment to lessons using contemporary chemical examples.

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    Feynman's flowers - Nano scale citizen science.

    By taking part in Feynman’s flowers by crowdcrafting: You could help translate thousands of STM images of molecules for their magnetic properties.

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    Metals

    Understanding the properties and reactivity of metals can help to develop students basic understanding of chemical reactions. All the properties of a particular substance depend upon the elements present and how they are bonded to each other. The activities develop such areas as elements, ions, reactivity series, metal extraction, displacement ...

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    Soundbite

    Tubes and wet concrete don’t mix

    2014-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Nina Notman ponders chemistry’s role in drying out the Victoria line after a concrete flood

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    News

    Printing graphene onto 3D surfaces

    2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Scaling up for flexible electronics

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    The Mole

    Trade secrets... Piezoelectric crystals

    2013-09-01T11:40:00Z

    Secrets of the trade: Gas lighters, mosquito bite relief and police sirens – Jonathan Hare explores piezo chemistry in action!