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| Issue 62

Moving slime: exploring chemotaxis with slime mould

What are slime moulds? And what do they eat for breakfast? Discover these fascinating giant microbes and explore chemotaxis and the scientific method with these slimy experiments.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Biology, General science

| Issue 62

What does particle physics have to do with aviation safety?

Flying high: did you know that cosmic rays can interfere with aircraft systems? Learn how scientists from ILL are working with Airbus Avionics to ensure safety in the air.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Biology, Coding, Earth science, Engineering, Physics, Science and society
 

| Issue 62

Plant pathology: plants can get sick too!

You may have heard pathology labs mentioned in crime shows, but what is plant pathology? Find out about the feuds between plant and pathogen that span millions of years.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Science and society, Sustainability
     

| Issue 62

Surfatron: catch the wave of accelerators

Try your hand at Surfatron, a game that lets students experience the challenges faced by particle accelerator scientists while learning about the physics of waves.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Engineering, Physics, Resources

| Issue 62

How global teamwork revealed the mystery at the heart of our galaxy

This is the story of how scientists created an image of the region around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy by combining many telescopes into one virtual telescope the size of the Earth.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Astronomy / space, Engineering, News from the EIROs, Physics