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The brilliant yellows of van Gogh’s paintings are turning a nasty brown. Andrew Brown reveals how sophisticated X-ray techniques courtesy of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, can explain why.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration of research organisations. Eleanor Hayes, Editor-in-Chief of Science in School, reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members.
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Did you know that the electron and electricity are named after amber, the ‘gold’ of the Baltic Sea? Bernhard Sturm’s teaching unit based on this fossilised resin introduces not only conductivity but also many other characteristics of solid organic compounds.
Ages: 16-19;
Marlene Rau reports on the 22nd European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).
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Courtney Williams, winner of the CERN prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists 2009, reports on her experiences and those of the other EIROforum prize winners.
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Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration of research organisations. Eleanor Hayes, Editor-in-Chief of Science in School, reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members.
Ages: not applicable;
When we cool something below its freezing point, it solidifies – at least, that’s what we expect. Tobias Schülli investigates why this is not always the case.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
EIROforum Click to enlarge image EIROforumw1 is a collaboration between seven European inter-governmental scientific research organisations. The organisations focus on very different types of research – from molecular biology to astronomy, from fusion energy to space science. They use very…
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A string of glucose molecules: starch. It sounds simple, but it isn’t. Dominique Cornuéjols and Serge Pérez explore the intricacies of its structure – and show that the mystery is by no means solved.
Ages: 16-19;
On 11-16 September 2009, the annual European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) took place in Paris, France. Marlene Rau, a member of this year’s jury, reports.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Van Gogh’s darkening legacy
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 19
Rockets, genomes and particle accelerators
Topics: News from the EIROs, Biology, Astronomy / space, Health
| Issue 19
Amber: an introduction to organic chemistry
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 18
Young minds in science: the European Union Contest for Young Scientists 2010
Topics: Events
| Issue 18
Young scientists at the cutting edge: EIROforum prize winners
Topics: Events
| Issue 18
Mars, snakes, robots and DNA
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space
| Issue 17
Science is cool… supercool
Topics: Physics
| Issue 15
EIROforum: introducing the publisher of Science in School
Topics: Physics, General science, Biology, Astronomy / space
| Issue 14
Starch: a structural mystery
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
| Issue 13
Discoveries in Paris: the European Union Contest for Young Scientists
Topics: Events
