News & analysis – Page 3
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NewsScientists discover the heaviest oxygen isotope
Help learners delve into atomic structure and isotopes with this research context
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NewsTackling global demand for lithium one string at a time
Crystalising lithium salts on strings could be the key to supplying the vast volume needed for a net-zero world
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NewsThe effect of human leisure on water pollution
From cocaine to antihistamines, the surprising mix of chemicals detected after a day out at the river
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NewsFrom sulfur dioxide to atmospheric oxygen
Early Earth’s oxygen surge could be partly thanks to volcanic sulfur dioxide
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NewsVolcanoes, meteorites and catalysts for life’s origins
Unveiling the role of early Earth’s atmosphere in forming reactive organic molecules
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NewsSustainable solution to recycling wind turbine blades
Cracking the problem of decommissioning our wind farms
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NewsTattooing the heart with graphene electrodes
Flexible carbon pacemaker can wrap around the heart
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NewsSurprise origin for Benin bronzes
Show students the unexpected journey of brass from northern Europe
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AnalysisBurnt-out and exhausted
Recent surveys and statistics echo anecdotal evidence that teachers are overworked and stressed. And it’s no different for science teachers
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NewsScience turns the taps on in drought-hit areas
Changes in the state of matter offer a solution to making potable water in arid regions
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NewsUsing seawater to reduce our carbon footprint
Ocean carbon capture system offers a new way to tackle rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
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NewsNickel-loving plants help to recycle poly(ethene)
Phytomining is helping to recycle single-use plastics
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NewsNitrogen dioxide is a pollution problem in rural areas
Rural areas aren’t safe from pollution as study finds they contain 41% of the country’s total nitrogen dioxide
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NewsPreventing condensation with nanotechnology
The sunlight-activated nanofilm putting an end to misty glasses and windows
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NewsCreating green energy from seawater
Scientists combine desalination and electrolysis to produce clean hydrogen fuel
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NewsRecycling PVC with electrolysis
New method for recycling poly(vinylchloride) uses electrolysis to extract valuable chlorinated products
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NewsRecycling catalysts with electrochemistry
Use this research context to show students how, and why, industry recover their catalysts
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NewsA hybrid recycling process for mixed plastics
Investigate plastic and recycling through the combined power of chemistry and biology