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Citrus science: learn with limonene

When life gives you lemons: use limonene to explore molecular properties with your students and show them the scientific method in action.

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The exciting future of 3D printing

From science fiction to reality: explore how continued innovation in 3D printing is supporting scientific progress in a range of different fields.

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Inclusive lesson plans using the NinU grid

The idea of ‘science for all’ can only be accomplished when we recognize the need to embrace diversity, reduce barriers, and enable participation…

 

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Oxyntomodulin: a new therapy for obesity?

Katie Wynne and Steve Bloom from Imperial College London, UK, describe their work on a hormone that could tackle the causes of…

         

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The changing face of orthodontics

Many of us have had our teeth straightened with braces. Few people know, however, that orthodontics involves a great deal of fundamental science and…

       

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