News & analysis – Page 16
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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
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NewsStudents put off studying science by schools
Perception of difficulty and lack of relevance to careers to blame
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NewsA professional body for teaching
Angela McFarlane believes that what the teaching profession needs is its own professional body. That’s why she is one of the trustees of the College of Teaching.
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NewsTechnician injured in explosion
A Bristol school has been fined for failure to ensure the safety of its employees
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NewsA bright future for silicon solar cell recycling
Hydrofluoric acid eliminated from silicon salvage process
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NewsChlorinated compounds form in tea and coffee
Treated water reacts with organics to form disinfection byproducts
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NewsScience marks out excellence
Award scheme launched to recognise excellence in secondary science education
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AnalysisTen things you need to know about the new chemistry GCSE
Joanna Furtado gives you an overview of what to expect
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AnalysisJust passing through: why young teachers are leaving the profession
New teachers are quitting at an alarming rate. David Fulton explores the reasons
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NewsHEFCE identify demand for taught postgraduate courses
Targeted funding will particularly help disadvantaged students
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NewsChemistry accident at US high school prompts changes
After a chemistry demonstration sparks a fire that injures six, a county in Virginia halts use of open flames in science classes
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NewsTrapped nanoparticles for 'wet' computing
Information stored and retrieved in colloidal particles
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AnalysisThe trouble with transition
Kristy Turner examines the difficulties students have adapting to studying at university
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NewsUnderstanding DNA repair – 2015 Nobel prize in chemistry
Recipients discovered how cells can patch up damaged DNA
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NewsChemistry World science communication competition 2015–16
Opportunity to present in the Faraday lecture theatre at the Royal Institution