All Polymers articles – Page 4
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ExperimentCross-linking polymers – alginate worms
With a collection of equipment easy to find in your classroom, learners can form alginate polymer ‘worms’ and explore cross-linking polymers
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ResourceChemistry and Sport - football
Materials chemistry has revolutionised the game of football and given us the balls, gloves, and goalposts we play with.
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NewsCastable polymers made from castor beans could replace conventional plastics
Super-tough materials derived from inedible plants are lightweight, renewable and strong enough to use in vehicles
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Magnificent moleculesSodium poly(acrylate)
Need some fake snow for your Christmas party? Simply look inside an astronaut’s suit
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News’Gas marbles’ surprise with their strength
Robust bubbles of gas encapsulated in a microsphere–liquid shell could trap gases
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NewsBismuth drug structure solved
After over three centuries of mystery, the structure of bismuth subgallate has finally been uncovered
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NewsWho says wooden windows wouldn't work?
Scientists in China have turned wood into a transparent material that could be used as a replacement for glass in energy efficient buildings
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Magnificent moleculesPolyethylene terephthalate
Fernando Gomollón-Bel discovers the story of one of the most ubiquitous artificial compounds
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ResourceTeflon: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to Teflon and the properties of materials with this short podcast.
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ResourceChemistry in sport: primary science podcasts
Join Kareena and her superhero friend K-mistry for this short podcast introducing children to how the properties of a material can make them suitable for a particular use.
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ResourceSmart materials in nappies: primary science podcasts
Join Kareena and her superhero friend K-mistry for this short podcast introducing children to absorbancy and comparing materials on the basis of their properties.
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ResourcePlastics challenge
Links to Practical Action’s plastics challenge, where students develop products from recycled objects, as a possible way of tackling environmental problems caused by plastic waste.
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ResourceCracking Chemistry!
Work your way through these fun chemistry practicals developed by National Science & Engineering Week.
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ResourceWood conservation - the Mary Rose
The Mary Rose is a wooden Tudor warship that sank off Portsmouth in 1545. While on the sea bed, most of her hull became covered in silt, which effectively sealed it and the artefacts it contained in anaerobic (air-free) conditions and preserved them from decay.
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NewsMulti-talented polymer more versatile than sum of its parts
Material with mix-and-match functionalities could be used in smart windows
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NewsBattery material helps people keep their cool
Nanoporous clothes would be transparent to body heat