Neutrons elucidate the mysteries of photosynthesis
Invisible soap, heavy water and a research reactor come together to provide enlightening insights into how plants and bacteria turn light into food.
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The Science in School Student Writing Contest 2026 is open!
To mark Science in School ’s 20th anniversary, we are launching a student writing competition inviting young people to explore the topic of sustainable and resilient tourism. All details below are also available in our downloadable and printable flyer. What is it about? 2027 is set to be the…
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Editorial Issue 77
Light is at the essence of the majority of scientific discoveries and in this issue the members of the EIROforum show us why.
How light powers the path to fusion energy
For fusion researchers, light is far more than a symbol, it is an essential tool.
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Articles from previous issues
What are stars made of?
Find out how we know what the Sun (and stars) are made…
Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy / space
Biomimicry: a nature-based approach to designing sustainable futures
Learn from nature: biomimicry can be an inspiring interdisciplinary teaching tool that motivates students through engagement with real-world problems.
Biology, Careers in STEM, Engineering, Resources, Science and society, Sustainability, STEAM
Colourful chemistry: redox reactions with lollipops
Use a lollipop to activate colour-changing redox reactions in this simple but eye-catching…
Chemistry
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Discover free events and activities offered by the EIROforum members and other non-profit groups.
TIMEPIX@school call for proposals 2026
The call for proposals 2026 for the CERN TIMEPIX@school programme is now open! TIMEPIX@school is a new CERN-led initiative supported through the CERN & Society Foundation that brings Timepix-based detectors, developed within the CERN Medipix2 Collaboration, into classrooms worldwide. Launched…
The 13th International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry
July 8th- 10th, St Pauls School, London I hope you have enjoyed the microscale chemistry articles that Adrian Allan and I presented in issues, 53, 54,57, 60, 65, and 69. If you are teaching chemistry do have a look at them. Other authors have also submitted ideas in issues 16 and 39. It is a…
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