News & analysis – Page 15
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NewsUncertainty in education after UK votes to leave EU
70% of teachers supported the UK staying in the EU
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NewsProtein crystals stretch knowledge of exotic materials
Self-assembling protein tiles show rare property of thickening by the same amount as they are stretched by
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NewsSmallest ever molecular thermometers made from DNA
Tiny fragments of DNA combined with fluorescent probes can be used to take temperature at the nanoscale
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NewsRechargeable first for promising battery tech
New cathode material makes for energetic, rechargeable sodium–carbon dioxide batteries that could power Mars vehicles
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NewsSmart bandages you press for antibacterial action
Only releasing antibacterials when needed leave bacteria with no time to adapt
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AnalysisMulticourse teaching in Scotland: more is less
How do you teach two classes at once? Bill Beveridge explains the incredible situation teachers find themselves in
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NewsChemists identify taste ‘blueprint’ for parmesan cheese
The compounds that make the Italian cheese unique have been pinpointed by food scientists
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NewsNew photocatalyst shows promise
Nickel-based material can convert carbon monoxide into high-value hydrocarbons
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NewsSemi-conductivity between the sheets
Manipulating layers delivers the first MXene semiconductor
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NewsSquid beak insight for new material
Lightweight organic composite with tuneable properties mimics cephalopod beak
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NewsChemistry degrees to be reintroduced at Swansea
The university will offer chemistry to undergraduates for the first time since 2004
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NewsChemistry exam leaks anger Indian students
A number of examinations have been rendered null and void after evidence emerges of cheating
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AnalysisWhat is A-level like for a student?
Kristy Turner asks one of her pupils to share his experience of A-level chemistry
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NewsUniversity Technical Colleges – the future of science teaching?
It's not just academies we'll be seeing more of in UK education, University Technical Colleges are expanding. We met Lord Baker to find out about these innovative but controversial schools
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NewsBoron nitride composites stronger than their carbon cousins
Binding strengths of polymer–boron nitride nanotubes are higher than those reported for carbon nanotubes
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NewsPeriodic table gains four new elements
Teams in Japan, Russia and the US credited with discoveries
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NewsPolymer takes the heat out of batteries
Polymer electrode coating may help prevent lithium battery fires
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NewsSnow soaks up pollutants from engine exhausts
Air quality regulators should consider freezing temperatures and snow