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Fizzy drinks
Find out what's really in those bubbles that give your drinks their fizz.
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Sacrificial Metals
In the Rough Science programme 'The Reef', the Rough Scientists constructed a burglar alarm to protect the delicate coral reef off the island of Chumbe. They strung out a wire across the surface of the water to mark out a no-go region for boats. If a boat crossed the line the circuit was completed and the alarm sounded. Being an important nature...
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Properties of gold
Open University chemist Mike Bullivant outlines the properties of gold
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The science of making musical instruments
How can you take string or a tube and create a device to make music? Here's the science behind the tools of art.
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Fossil soft parts
Taphonomy - the soft parts of organisms need certain conditions in order to become fossils
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Building a crystal radio set
For many of the original teenagers, home-built crystal radios gave them their first contact with the world beyond their bedrooms. Here, Fraser Robertson describes how to make your own.
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Britain's Billion Year Journey
The geological history and geographical position of Britain can be traced back one billion years. Follow Britain’s journey through time
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Artificial intelligence - chatting with bots
As technology advances, machines are becoming more advanced at interacting with humans, but what does this mean for the future?
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Additive manufacturing
This free course, Additive manufacturing, introduces you to its key concepts. It covers the fundamentals of the additive manufacturing (AM) process, the steps involved in creating a model and building an artefact, the materials and techniques used, as well as the design implications and the factors which affect the functionality of the finished ...
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Mastering systems thinking in practice
This free course, Mastering systems thinking in practice, provides a primer for someone wanting to take the postgraduate qualifications in Systems Thinking in Practice. It will help you develop new ways of thinking about and approaching situations that cross multiple discipline and skill boundaries. You will learn to think more holistically ...
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Create stunning images of the Universe
Have you ever wanted to use a state of the art telescope? Now you can from the comfort of your living room with our new course.
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Stargazing on a budget
You don't need to invest in your own radio telescope to explore the night sky - you can get great results with really simple kit