Energy – Science in School

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September 7, 2015 | Issue 33

Towards a better lithium-ion battery

Watching what happens to the electrodes in a lithium-ion battery with neutron science.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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February 22, 2012 | Issue 22

Hydrogen: the green energy carrier of the future?

Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but how can we produce it sustainably? Karin Willquist explains.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering
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August 23, 2011 | Issue 20

Sustainable Energy – without the hot air, by David MacKay

Have you ever wondered how best to make students aware of the issues surrounding our current fossil-fuel-intensive lifestyle? After all, they stand a good chance of seeing fossil fuels perhaps not run out but become unaffordable in their lifetime.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Resources
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May 25, 2011 | Issue 19

Moja Island: learning about renewable energy sources

Renewable energy is not only important in the developed world; in developing countries, it may be a prerequisite to overcoming poverty. Marlene Rau introduces a teaching activity from Practical Action.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Earth science
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September 24, 2010 | Issue 16

Solar cars: the future of road transport?

Ever dreamed of a car that needed no fuel and produced no pollution? Mico Tatalovic investigates the solar car.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering
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| Issue 16

Cold seeps: marine ecosystems based on hydrocarbons

David Fischer takes us on a trip to the bottom of the sea to learn about cold seeps – their ecosystems, potential fuels, and possible involvement in global warming.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science
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April 30, 2010 | Issue 14

The microbial fuel cell: electricity from yeast

We all know that yeast is used to produce beer and bread – but electricity? Dean Madden from the National Centre for Biotechnology Education, University of Reading, UK, shows how it works.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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April 29, 2010 | Issue 14

Chemistry and light

Peter Douglas and Mike Garley investigate how chemistry and light interact in many aspects of our everyday life.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Science and society
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August 12, 2009 | Issue 12

Hydrocarbons: a fossil but not (yet) extinct

Continuing our energy series, Menno van Dijk introduces us to the past, present and future of hydrocarbons – still the most common of all fuels.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science, Engineering, Science and society
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| Issue 12

Looking to the heavens: climate change experiments

In the second of two articles, Dudley Shallcross, Tim Harrison, Steve Henshaw and Linda Sellou offer chemistry and physics experiments to harness the Sun’s energy and measure carbon dioxide levels.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Engineering
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