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| Carbon capture |
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S Mackintosh,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 1-3.
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Carbon capture and storage can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere and may reduce the effects of climate change. |
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sub-topics: environmental impact, generating electricity, environmental impact, Human impact on Planet Earth, environmental and green chemistry, technological developments |
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climate change, carbon capture, sequestration, global warming
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| Biomimetics |
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V Wong,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 4-5.
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New materials can be designed by studying natural materials and how they work. |
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sub-topics: plastics and polymers, smart materials, environmental and green chemistry |
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materials, surface, materials design, fabrics, surfaces
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| Mission to Mercury |
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E Greaney,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 6-8.
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BepiColombois a spacecraft which will visit Mercury, powered by ion engines and using a slingshot manoeuvre to accelerate it. |
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sub-topics: momentum, collisions, explosions, balanced and unbalanced forces, work, energy, power, generating electricity, solar system, space travel |
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spacecraft, Newton's laws of motion, Mecury, propulsion, rocket, orbit
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| Infra-red astronomy |
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D Sang,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 9-11.
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The VISTA telescope detects infrared radiation and gives us new views of galaxies beyond the Milky Way |
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sub-topics: light, electromagnetic spectrum, optical properties, astronomy |
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telescope, VISTA, infrared, electromagnetic radiation, star formation
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| Hearing trouble |
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E O'Carroll,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 12-14.
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Restored Hearing' is a business which grew out of a school science project; it provides therapy for sufferers of temporary tinnitus, a debilitating hearing condition caused by exposure to loud noises. |
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sub-topics: making measurements, representing and interpreting data, devising theories, working together, careers in science, sound |
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hearing, sound waves, tinnitus, cochlea, business, competition
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| Starting a greener revolution |
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G Page,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 15-17.
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How can we ensure a plentiful food supply in the future, and how can this be sustainable? |
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sub-topics: Biotechnology, industrial biology, food production, Photosynthesis, mineral nutrition, Growth, control, hormones, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth, Farming |
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food security, green revolution, sustainability, GM crops, farming, population
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| Memories are made of this? |
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C Bodo,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 18-20.
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Scientists investigate the basis of memory using lab animals; this can lead to insights into human memory, and treatments for people suffering deteriorating memory. |
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sub-topics: making measurements, Biochemistry, devising theories, testing theories, Control mechanisms |
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memory, hippocampus, neuron, brain, laboratory animals
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| The species that changed the world |
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C Lloyd,
Catalyst:
Secondary Science Review,
2010, Vol 20, Issue 4,
pages 21-22.
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Which species have had the greatest impact on planet Earth during its billions of years of history? Who comes out on top of the 'league table of life'? |
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sub-topics: environmental impact, Evolution, Biodiversity, Adaptation, Ecosystem ecology, energy, nutrient cycles, Human impact on Planet Earth |
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evolution, natural selection, artifical selection, adaptation, species
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