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Electricity from sea waves
Energy, in all its forms, is an integral part of human life. Due to rapid development, the demand for energy has risen sharply, leading to excessive use of fossil fuels. These materials have limited reserves, and their combustion has harmful effects on the Earth and, by extension, on humans. As a…
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Explore the properties of sound waves by using robotics
Sounds good: try some simple activities that use robots to explore the basic properties of sound waves – reflection, absorption, and propagation.
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Shaken by the (pressure) waves
A pressure wave generated by the explosion of a volcano 18 000 km away was detected as an unexpected windfall of a school ambient air monitoring…
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Information revolution: how ultra-short bursts of light could help us improve data storage
When you snap a selfie or film a video for social media, where does that information go? Find out how magnetic ‘storms’ could help us achieve better, faster data storage.
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Natural selection at the molecular level
We know that particular genetic sequences can help us to survive in our environment – this is the basis of evolution. But demonstrating which…
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