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Explore how researchers investigate artworks without damaging them and reveal hidden information in paintings by using different wavelengths of light!
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When life gives you lemons: use limonene to explore molecular properties with your students and show them the scientific method in action.
Read moreExplore how researchers investigate artworks without damaging them and reveal hidden information in paintings by using different wavelengths of light!
From science fiction to reality: explore how continued innovation in 3D printing is supporting scientific progress in a range of different fields.
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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