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On this day in 1985 the first discovery of a fullerene was published in the journal Nature. The new form of carbon was discovered by Robert Curl, Richard Smalley and Sir Harold Kroto. They were awarded a Nobel prize in 1996 for this work. #fullerene #nanotechnology
Acid base titration and metal salts on display tonight for the sixth form open evening. – at Sunderland, England
Come join us Tuesday 17th Oct. See you there!
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A few more examples of yesterday's 'A Maps' for C2 - structure and bonding. – at Sunderland, England
The Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their work in developing what are called quantum dots.
bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded for "creating pulses of light so short that they are measured in attoseconds."
One attosecond is a quintillionth of a second - it is to a second what one second is to the age of the Universe.
bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
The avian flu strain that has devastated birds and marine mammals on five continents has reached Ecuador’s Galápagos National Park, home to species that are found nowhere else. scim.ag/4jA
Great link for our A-level biologists #aaasixthform #alevelbiology
In an early-stage trial, half of pancreatic cancer patients who received a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine after surgery did not have a recurrence of the tumor a year and a half later. trib.al/QdJ9b3W
A great Biology link for Y11 and Y13- it’s estimated that 99.9% of all species that ever lived are extinct, this is always a great discussion point for pupils. #hardworkfairnesstrust #staidanscatholicacademy
Scientists have just gotten an unprecedented—and unexpected—glimpse at the inner workings of Tasmanian tigers, marsupial predators that went extinct in the early 20th century. scim.ag/4iK
What an achievement – at Sunderland, England
This year’s #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, whose work provided a key breakthrough needed to develop a novel type of vaccine, which led to some of the first shots that protected against #COVID19. scim.ag/4je
Here is a lovely example of the summaries produced. "Therefore, making recycling a difficult ad tedious process" – at Sunderland, England
In science our pupils begin each topic with an an example of high quality text. Today year 10 looked at recycling. Their job was to fluently read and summarise the following article. bbc.com/future/article/20220…