POLAR STAR: Teaching science as a whole

POLAR STAR: Teaching science as a whole

POLAR STAR: Teaching science as a whole The POLAR STAR project is designed to help teachers successfully introduce steam in their classes. It combines state-of-the-art pedagogies and exciting activities to teach ‘science as a whole’ and help teachers answer the “why...
How can hydrogen become a metal?

How can hydrogen become a metal?

How can hydrogen become a metal? High-energy-density physics describes some of the most extreme environments in our universe, like the cores of stars. Dr Valentin Karasiev and Dr Suxing Hu of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester in the US...
How were the chemical elements born?

How were the chemical elements born?

How were the chemical elements born? Stars are a cooking pot for all the naturally occurring chemical elements. Dr Maria Lugaro, of the Konkoly Observatory at the Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences in Hungary, is working out the stars’ recipes and what...