Science research news - extracts for your class – Page 2
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NewsElectrostatic charge keeps solar cells gleaming
Look at the life cycle of solar panels suffering from a dusting of silica
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War threatens semiconductor production
Link the conflict in Ukraine, the impact on neon production and conflict materials with this story and starter slide
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A stabilised sulfur allotrope that’s making sustainable Li–S batteries work
Energy-dense lithium–sulfur batteries are making their way into the energy industry
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Drug pollution in wastewater
Extent of pharmaceutical pollution on every continent on Earth revealed
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Cooking up sustainable batteries
Find out how microwaves can improve the environmental credentials of electrochemical cells
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Forming Earth’s ancient atmosphere from space dust
Uncover how sun-weathered asteroids could be the ancient source of Earth’s water
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Milking the potential of proteins to provide safe drinking water
Removing arsenic from tap water to make it safe to drink
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A virtual check for CO₂ capture tech
Finding carbon recovery materials using software and not lab tests
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Turning scrap metal into hi-tech alloys
Electrochemically stripping carbon from steel during recycling
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Cooling homes with an endothermic reaction
Looking at the use of ammonium nitrate in a new and renewable cooling process
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Sunlight produces thousands of compounds from plastic
Scientists dispel the theory that sunlight exposure simply fragments macroplastics that persist in the environment, but what are the implications for the environment?
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What’s carbon dioxide got to do with it?
Examining the role that CO₂ plays in the supermarket’s empty shelves
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A carbon allotrope that can scratch diamond
The amorphous carbon material created from buckminsterfullerene
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Graphene veil prevents fading
Atomically-thin graphene lattices are being used as a barrier against ageing
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Leaded petrol still poisoning London’s air
20 years after it was banned, leaded petrol remains a significant contributor to air pollution in the UK’s capital
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How microbes convert waste plastic bottles into vanillin
Show students how chemistry is upcycling plastic monomers into higher value alternative products
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A 3D-printed material replacing elephant ivory
Show your students a new context when studying composite materials and thermosetting polymers
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The whitest white paint ever is also the coolest
How paint made with barium sulfate could reduce the need for air conditioning
