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7 Popular Science Museums

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Science museums from all around the world capture and document this knowledge allowing anyone interested in learning about science, to access this wealth of knowledge and learn about major achievements and milestones that got us where we are today. The Gwacheon National Science Museum has you covered.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

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Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. The genesis of this was when an exchange student showed up to my class second semester, the high school chemistry class. And I said, she said chemistry before and he said no.

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Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics

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Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics. Dr Daniel Terno and his team at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, are building a framework of characteristics that can be used to search for black holes in the Universe, but their findings may challenge our understanding of the fundamental laws of physics.

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How can first-year STEM university students be better supported?

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At the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in the US, biologists Barbara Barnhart and Dr Olivia Long are using their Science Seminar programme to ease this transition for first year students studying biology, chemistry and biochemistry degrees. What do the seminars teach students? How is Science Seminar forward focused?

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Using adsorbents to help society

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About chemical and biomolecular engineering If you enjoy chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics and are interested in learning how things work on a small scale, then you should consider a career in chemical and biomolecular engineering. What other achievements are you particularly proud of?

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How can we make future places healthier spaces?

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INTERNET OF THINGS – the billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, all collecting and sharing data. PROFESSOR RICHARD HARPER School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, UK. WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR PROUDEST CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS? MAKING PLACES HEALTHIER AND SMARTER.

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Could computer programs match the abilities of our brains?

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) – systems that can take in data from their surroundings and use it to take action to achieve their goals, without any input from programmers. NEURONS – nerve cells in our brains that communicate with each other by exchanging electrical or chemical signals. FIELD OF RESEARCH : Thin film devices.