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Science section pupils : take the QUIZ !

Science section pupils : take the QUIZ !

SCIENCE QUIZ Have this 60-question science quiz : click on the atom and check whether you're a true scientist to be ;-

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What kind of geek are you ? | INFOGRAPHIC

What kind of geek are you ? | INFOGRAPHIC

But to start with... are you a geek ??

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The future of SCIENCE -a map

The future of SCIENCE -a map

Last autumn, the Institute for the Future of Technology issued the map above ⇑ to help you find "your own path through the dynamic, turbulent, and startling multiverse of exploration." The report below ⇓ details its main issues : (1) The IFT is located...

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Fear -memory & brain effects -BIOLOGY

Science-Biology Sections -& interested One of Hallowe'en favourite prank is scaring people... Let's see how fear is related to our memory and how it affects our brain

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How WIND POWER is harvested

How WIND POWER is harvested

STI2D "Wind is an important nature force that humans have learned to harvest to create power (and curse it for giving them bad hair days). [...] By harvest ing the wind’s power, we are able to create electricity using wind turbines". Before Autumn Holidays,...

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Solar photovoltaics -a renewable energy

The video you've started studying : . .

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Renewable energy -wind turbines

Renewable energy -wind turbines

The Simple English Wikipedia definition : Wind turbines use the kinetic power of the wind to generate electricity. Historically, they were more frequently used as a mechanical device to turn machinery. There are two main sorts of wind generators : those...

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MIT Lab redraws Great Britain's map

The MIT Senseable City Lab redrawing the map of Great Britain from a network of human relations : "Do regional boundaries defined by governments respect the more natural ways that people interact across space ?" The article by the MIT Senseal City Lab...

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NHK World explains the nuclear reactor problem

NHK World is a Japanese TV channel that broadcasts news and information on Japan's politics, business, culture, entertainment and more. Here the journalist explains what happened to the nuclear reactor near Fukushima. His speech is both slow rythmed ans...

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A smart grid integrates renewables

A smart grid integrates renewables

TECH America's national grid is outdated and inefficient : nowadays increasing the renewable energy generation is the solution. Power should be generated from sources as diverse as the sun, the wind, the seas and even waste. It is currently difficult...

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