Are we alone? Exoplanets may hold the answers
Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars beyond our Sun. Discovering them may answer one of the most asked questions: Are we alone in the universe?
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How European XFEL uses X-ray light to make the invisible visible
X-ray light does not only enable us to look at our bones, it also helps scientists to analyse tiny molecules that make up all living things.
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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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