Pea-based foams for a greener cappuccino
Peas please: discover how scientists are investigating pea-based ‘milk’ foams for delicious, environmentally friendly, plant-based cappuccinos!
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To bee or not to bee: the biology of bees and the biochemistry of honey
Bees have repeatedly attracted media attention in recent years. Documentaries, such as More than Honey,[1] and alarming figures on bee mortality have helped the honeybee to take on a new role as a flagship species for biodiversity. On the list of the world’s most frequently adulterated foods,…
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Picture perfect: making the most of images when creating and sharing teaching resources
Not sure how best to source and create images for sharing your teaching materials? It’s a snap if you follow these simple tips!
Electricity from sea waves
Go with the flow: build a model using simple materials to convert the energy of water waves into electricity and explore key concepts relating to energy.
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Articles from previous issues
Looking to the heavens: climate change experiments
In the second of two articles, Dudley Shallcross, Tim Harrison, Steve Henshaw and Linda Sellou offer chemistry and physics experiments to harness the…
Physics, Earth science, Engineering
Pleasing precipitation performances – the microscale way
Dropping out: learn about the chemistry of precipitation and introduce your students to chemical reactions that form colourful new compounds using…
Chemistry, Sustainability
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