Ready Steady Light
19-20 March 2012. Aimed at A‐level and college students who might be studying arts or science in any form, but open to all, it’s an opportunity to experience the inspiration of light first hand.
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Will you accept The Big Science Challenge?
Do you teach in a secondary school in the UK. Then enter our exciting competition and you could win a trip to London or Dubai for you and your students.
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Salters’ Festivals of Chemistry and Chemistry Camps
Plans for the Salters' Festivals of Chemistry and Salters' Chemistry Camps 2012 are already well under way and we are expecting another bumper year ahead.
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Maths Inspiration
Maths Inspiration shows include three interactive talks from some of the country’s most engaging maths speakers, on topics that will appeal to your Year 11s and Sixth Formers. This is followed by a lively Q&A session in which students get to ask the panellists anything they want. There is a short interval.
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Free 4x4 in Schools curriculum material when you register for the 2011/12 challenge
The challenge involves 3 to 6 team members working together to design and build a radio controlled 4 wheel drive vehicle to set specifications...
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Olympic Physics Competition
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Spectroscopy in a Suitcase CPD
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'Microplastic' threat to shores
Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study warns.
More uses for 'miracle material'
Graphene, often described as a "miracle material", can be used to distil alcohol, according to a new study in the Science journal.
Anti-matter set for gravity test
Researchers prepare pairs of matter and anti-matter particles in a bid to finally resolve whether anti-matter repels normal matter in a kind of "anti-gravity".
Planting push for jubilee woods
Organisers of a prject to create a series of new woods to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee hope to plant one million trees in one month.
Facebook clickjacking legal row
The social network and Washington State sue a marketing firm over claims that it deceived users by hiding 'Like' buttons. The firm denies the charge.
Top Euro MP quits in piracy row
A European Parliament rapporteur stands down in protest as a controversial anti-piracy agreement is signed by several countries.
Botnet suspect denies involvement
The Russian man accused by Microsoft of being behind the Kelihos botnet attack insists he is "absolutely not guilty".
FBI social network scraping app
The FBI asks contractors to suggest a system that can "scrape" information from social networks to build alert maps.
LEDs and radio waves could help locate items in shops
A hybrid location identification system that uses radio-frequency transmitters and overhead LED lights could help shoppers locate items in a shop.
Catalytic process could make useful byproducts from diesel
A new catalytic process could convert byproducts of diesel production into useful chemicals for industry.
Material removes radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel
Scientists in the US believe they have found a material to remove radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel.
Computing: Improving security in the cloud
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Study debunks myths about gender and math performance
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Patterns seen in spider silk and melodies connected
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Computer simulations shed light on the physics of rainbows
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Powerful mathematical model greatly improves predictions for species facing climate change
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