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This Catalyst article investigates materials used in jet engines. They must withstand high temperatures and great forces. Special alloys are used for structures such as turbine blades. The article is from Catalyst:...
In 2016, European Space Agency Astronaut, Tim Peake, carried out a series of experiments on the International Space Station, using equipment designed by the National Space Academy.
The overall programme includes the following topics from UK physics and chemistry secondary school curricula:
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Dr Claire Cousins and Mark Fox-Powell explain how scientists look at life that exists in extreme environments on Earth, to see what kind of life scientists might see on the surface of Mars. This knowledge helps scientists plan the best target for a rover.
Professor Cockell takes us through the astrobiology...
Astrobiologist Dr. Lewis Dartnell talks from the Atacama Desert about a research trip to find extremophiles that might give scientists some clues as to the kind of life that may exist on the surface of Mars. Lewis shows how quartz can act as a natural sunscreen to enable cyanobacteria to grow in the dry desert...
A collection of ten videos describing Aurora's mission to Mars. The topics covered in the films include:
Dr. Mark Woods explains how the rover technologies must be partly autonomous, since the signals from Earth to Mars take too long for every command to be send from Earth. The technologies developed for space, also have applications on Earth.
This video is part of a series of ten which look at the one of the...
These wide-ranging resources provide information and guidance that will help practitioners and employers consider issues such as gender equality, subject choice, inclusive pedagogy and providing successful work placements.
This Catalyst article investigates biomimetics and discovers how scientists are finding ways of copying ideas from nature to improve products. The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 26, Issue...
From The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC), this information booklet is useful for those wishing to develop successful partnerships between schools and local science-based industries. It is a collection of papers that describe how different groups have encountered and handled major issues and...
Catalyst Magazine is a science journal for young people aged 14-19 and their educators. It brings STEM subjects to life with insights into cutting-edge scientific research and industry R&D exploring the practical applications of complex science in the world around us. Catalyst magazine is a digital only...
This issue of Catalyst includes the following articles:
Fruit Flies and Alzheimer's Disease
This article looks at some basic aspects of genetics and how fruit flies are being used in novel ways to study genetic diseases....
Articles in this issue of Catalyst include:
Water Power: the Micro-Hydro Revolution
The article looks at a micro-hydroelectric power station on a river in Yorkshire.
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This issue of Catalyst includes the following articles:
Food Waste Recycling - Power from Potato Peelings
This article looks at how food waste can be treated by anaerobic digestion to produce methane and fertiliser.
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This issue of Catalyst contains the following articles:
How the Leopard Gets Its Spots
This article looks at Turing mechanisms as a way of explaining how patterns such as spots and stripes develop as an animal grows.
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The Most Accurate Thermometer in the World
This article looks at how a highly accurate thermometer measures temperatures by finding the speed of sound in a gas.
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