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Scientists find hazardous pigments in tattoo ink
Use this science research context when studying instrumental methods with your 14–16 learners
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New material could help power the hydrogen economy
Cryogenic cooling enables record hydrogen storage in new material
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Research reveals the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs
Isotopes help to identify the type of asteroid responsible for the catastrophic event that made dinosaurs extinct
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Runaway success for recycling textiles
Fast fashion context for teaching recycling and polymers to use with your 14–16 learners
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Alkali sponge fights climate change
Rechargeable hydrolysis produces a sustainable method for carbon capture
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Cutting the carbon footprint of fertiliser production
Have we found a sustainable way to make nitrate from air?
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Vaping could cause lung disease
Favourite ester flavours break down into toxic byproducts, predicts AI research
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Electrolysis gets a boost from metal scraps
Waste metals transformed into catalysts for clean fuel production
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New method grows larger diamonds
Use this real-world context when teaching about giant covalent structures
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Composite decking can capture carbon dioxide
Could our choice of patio decking help reduce the global warming effects of building materials?
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Reviewing the ECF
Do new teachers leave the early career framework a five-star review or are they left with a bad taste in their mouths?
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Enzymes make dyeing denim more sustainable
Have researchers found a greener way to dye jeans blue with less impact on the Earth’s resources and without toxic chemicals?
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Revealing blueberries’ nanostructure
Find out how microscopic, self-assembling particles give blueberries their characteristic blue hue
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Using polluting red mud for greener metal production
Transforming toxic mud into iron in a breakthrough for steelmaking sustainability
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High levels of nanoplastics found in bottled water
Unbottle the truth of what’s inside your drinking water
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Tropical birds bear brunt of gold mining impact
Birds pay the environmental price for metal extraction
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The chemicals cost crisis
As prices rise fast, some schools reluctantly cut back on practical work
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Nanoparticles answer an alchemical mystery
Gold nanoparticles explain the mystery of why fulminating gold explodes with a purple plume of smoke