Catalyst Volume 25 Issue 1

This issue of Catalyst contains the following articles:

Palaeontology Goes Hi-Tech

Scientists use radiation from across the electromagnetic spectrum to learn more about a fossil dinosaur.

Stephanie Kwolek - Polymer Chemist

Stephanie Kwolek invented the tough polymer Kevlar, used in protective clothing.

Chemistry and Paint

Paint has been developed and used for thousands of years, allowing artists an increasing range of colours and textures.

Brighton Goes Solar

Hundreds of solar panels have been installed by Brighton Energy Co-op on a roof at Shoreham Port.

The One-Footed Ape

Why are some footballers right-footed while others are left-footed? Why can some kick with both feet?

Neptune's Flowers

Seagrass meadows are an important environment in the Mediterranean and around Australia. They support diverse wildlife communities and act as carbon stores.

Water in the Oceans

Sea water, a solution of salt in water, has interesting properties which you can investigate at home.

Where Will Philae Land? Rosetta in Orbit

The Rosetta spacecraft is in orbit around a comet; the scientists controlling the Philae lander must choose a landing site.

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Chemistry and Paint

Paint has been developed and used for thousands of years, allowing artists an increasing range of colours and textures. This article describes the different techniques of developing paint.

The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 25, Issue 1.

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Brighton Goes Solar

Brighton Energy Co-op recently installed Brighton’s second-largest solar system on the roof of Shed 3a at Shoreham Port. Since May 2013, 800 panels have covered the two sides of this 3000 m2 roof: half face east, the other half west.

The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 25,...

Water in the Oceans

This Catalyst article describes how the salty water in the oceans has some consequences for how the ocean water mixes – or does not mix. There are distinct bodies of water in the oceans which mix only very slowly. The experiments detailed in the article will explain why this is.

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Catalyst Volume 25 Issue 1: Full Magazine

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