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  • COSMOS Magazine: A Touching Display
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    COSMOS Magazine: A Touching Display

    Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Today’s interactive screens may seem like magic, but as Lee Constable explains, the tech is decades old and based on...

    Years 6 & 8-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: Head in the Clouds
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    COSMOS Magazine: Head in the Clouds

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    You’ve heard of cloud nine – but what about clouds one through 10? Looking to the heavens, weather presenter and...

    Years 3-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: The Internet of Temporary Things
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    COSMOS Magazine: The Internet of Temporary Things

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Cash in your silicone chips – paper and plastic are about to make a comeback. As sensors fill the world...

    Years 6 & 8-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: Windows to the Stars
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    COSMOS Magazine: Windows to the Stars

    Chemical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology

    For seven decades, the world worked to map the heavens – a massive endeavour that ran from the 19th century...

    Years 4-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: Refracted Glory
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    COSMOS Magazine: Refracted Glory

    Chemical SciencesPhysical Sciences

    Before Galileo, Descartes and Newton, Thomas Harriot made some of the breakthroughs ascribed to his famous peers – but as...

    Years 8-12
  • COSMOS Magazine: The Science of Fireworks
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    COSMOS Magazine: The Science of Fireworks

    Chemical SciencesSTEM

    Ever wondered about what’s behind the big bangs and bright sparks of New Year’s Eve? Nathan Kilah ignites the discussion....

    Years 6-12
  • COSMOS MAGAZINE – Naracoorte Caves: A rolls-royce record of biodiversity
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    COSMOS MAGAZINE - Naracoorte Caves: A rolls-royce record of biodiversity

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical Sciences

    The geological records below ground in Naracoorte, South Australia are relatively young, dating 500,000 years to less than 1000. But...

    Years 4-10
  • Jane Oppenheim and her career in science-based skincare
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    Jane Oppenheim and her career in science-based skincare

    Biological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesSTEM

    Researcher Dr Jane Oppenheim was the 2019 Clunies Ross Entrepreneur of the Year. In this article, you will find out...

    Years 8-10
  • Whip you up a diamond? No sweat
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    Whip you up a diamond? No sweat

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    Researchers do it in the lab, at room temperature. This article is best suited for Year 7 Physics students who...

    Years 4, 7-8 & 10
  • Keep cool like a camel
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    Keep cool like a camel

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    The two-layer thing may work for technology too. This fascinating article shows an efficient cooling technology that combines chemistry with...

    Years 6-8
  • Glycine and dark chemistry in a lab as cold as space
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    Glycine and dark chemistry in a lab as cold as space

    Chemical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Making glycine without UV opens world of possibilities.   This interesting article describes a new discovery of glycine forming without...

    Years 8-10
  • Shining a light on wine fraud
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    Shining a light on wine fraud

    Chemical SciencesSTEM

    New technique looks for fingerprints to prove origin. This short article tells of a new chemistry technique used to detect...

    Years 8-10

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