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    On This Day - Jan 29 : Fritz Haber died

    He was awarded the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his method of creating ammonia from nitrogen (N2) and hydrogen (H2). This discovery is not only important for fertilisers but also explosives. He has since been described as the father of chemical warfare.

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    Invention of nylon

    2014-01-27T13:32:29Z In association with

    Nylon is one of the strongest polymers created by man. What makes it so durable?

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    Leaded and unleaded petrol

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    In USA in the 1970s, 200,000 tonnes of lead was added to petrol every year. Now leaded petrol for cars is banned. Discover the dangers of tetraethyl lead in petrol.

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    Recycling plastics

    2014-01-27T13:30:00Z In association with

    Video exploring the differences between thermosetting, thermosoftening and partially biodegradable plastics

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    Plastics and polymers

    2014-01-22T11:54:43Z In association with

    Plastics are all made in a similar way, but can be manipulated to have very different functions. Discover how their properties are determined.

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    Hydrocarbons factpack

    2014-01-22T11:53:15Z In association with

    An introduction to hydrocarbons. Learn how unreactive alkanes can be made into reactive alkenes.

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    Pollutant detection and remediation

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    Case-study involving the development of adsorption and photocatalysis experiments to study the removal of a pollutant from waste-water. This resource and its components are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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    Fractional distillation

    2014-01-10T15:53:23Z In association with

    Learn how the industrial process of fractional distillation transforms crude oil into a variety of products, from plane fuel to road surfacing.

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    Esters and Perfumes

    2014-01-10T15:52:09Z In association with

    Esters occur in nature and have been harnessed by the perfume industry. What are esters and how are they made and used?

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    On This Day – Jul 17 : Frederick Abel was born

    He invented cordite, a type of smokeless explosive made of nitrocellulose. Its use in firearms during WWI was a huge advantage over conventional gunpowder, because it does not produce visually obstructive smoke clouds when fired. Nowadays it is no longer used.

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    On This Day - Dec 26 : Radium was discovered

    In July of the same year they had announced their discovery of polonium (Po) and for these discoveries they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 along with Henri Becquerel.

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    Colour

    Exploring the colour of substances allows for a better understanding of reactions and properties. By understanding what is causing the colour or the change of colour gives an insight of what is happening at even the electron level.

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    Future Morph

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    Future Morph is the Science Council’s website for young people, parents and teachers provides information on the wide range of careers from science and maths.

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    The Great Recovery

    The Great Recovery is an RSA project launched in September 2012 supported by Technology Strategy Board and key industrial players.

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    On This Day – Sep 18 : Edwin McMillan born

    McMillan and his colleagues discovered the elements neptunium (Np) and plutonium (Pu), the two elements following uranium (U) in the periodic table. Their names were inspired by the position of the planets in the solar system - Neptune is beyond Uranus and Pluto (before being declassified as a planet) is beyond Neptune.

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    The Chemistry of Light: Part 2

    A series of short experiments and demonstrations about the chemistry of light, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers from the University of Cambridge Video: The Chemistry of Light: 11 - Gas Mantles Video: The Chemistry of Light: 12 - Nitric Oxide & Carbon ...

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    The Chemistry of Light: Part 3

    A series of short experiments and demonstrations about the chemistry of light, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers from the University of Cambridge Video: The Chemistry of Light: 21 - Colouration of Flames Video: The Chemistry of Light: 22 - Oxidation of Luminol ...

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    The alkali metals videos: part 1

    A series of short, fun videos exploring the chemistry of the alkali metals

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    Ri Christmas Lectures® 2012: The Composition of Air

    A teaching resource on the Composition of Air, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures® 2012. Video: Mixing Air video Video: Altering the Composition of the Air video

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    The Ri Christmas Lectures®: Radioactivity

    This resource contains ideas and materials to help teach and explore the topic of Radioactivity - in particular, how the decay of elements causes one to become another. Video: Radioactivity video Video: The Cloud Chamber video