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Shopping list of where we got the items for the activity (and additional items you may want to get) can…

Written by: Anna Dickinson-Lomas   You might know it as plastic, but the scientific term is polymer. There are many…

Written by: Harry Craven   Have you ever mixed ingredients together in the kitchen and wondered if it would turn…

Written by: Anna Dickinson-Lomas   Differential Scanning Calorimetry, or DSC for short, is a technique used by scientists to understand…

Written by: Matthew Wadge   Once a wondrous group of materials that was used in many applications, from household insulation…

Written by: Matthew Wadge   Imagine a material so strong it can stop a speeding bullet, yet light enough to…

Written by: Adam Jackson Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIPping) is an advanced manufacturing technique that is useful for the manufacturing of…

Written by: Phoebe May   Have you ever wondered how jet engines work at high temperatures or how rockets can…

Written by: Phoebe May What is additive manufacturing and why is it used? Additive manufacturing (AM), sometimes referred to as…

Written by: Josh Swindell In school, we are taught that solar panels are part of a net-zero future that is…