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This Rock May Increase Your Internet Speed by 1000%

TECHNOLOGY The “miracle material” perovskite could hold the key to ultra-high-speed communications and computing, researchers say. (Forbes and Newsweek) Where can you find perovskite? Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas A new use of the familiar mineral perovskite could make the Internet 1,000 faster! Scientists are discovering new characteristics of perovskite due to its ability … Continue reading This Rock May Increase Your Internet Speed by 1000%

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Weekly Warm-Up: Guy Fawkes Says Rhyming Rocks

Each year, early November recalls familiar words: Remember, remember The fifth of November, The gunpowder, treason, and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! These folk rhymes were written 200 years after the fateful day in 1605 when Catholic revolutionary Guy Fawkes was arrested while trying to bomb the Houses of Parliament in London, England. This failed attack … Continue reading Weekly Warm-Up: Guy Fawkes Says Rhyming Rocks

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Scientists Discover Farthest, Oldest Galaxy

SCIENCE A team of researchers has identified the oldest, most distant galaxy yet discovered. (Tech Times) Use our resources to swing by some of the other galaxies in our universe. Teachers, scroll down for a short list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas EGS8p7 has been identified, at about 13.2 billion years old, as the oldest and most distant galaxy yet detected. What … Continue reading Scientists Discover Farthest, Oldest Galaxy

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Hubble Revisits an Icon

SCIENCE Twenty years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped one of its most iconic images ever. The three towering columns of gas bathed in the light of hot, young stars came to be called the Pillars of Creation—and they showed up on everything from t-shirts to coffee mugs to rugs. Now, to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Hubble has taken a new image of the well-known … Continue reading Hubble Revisits an Icon

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Planet Formation Captured in Photo

SCIENCE The clearest image ever taken of planets forming around an infant star has been snapped by the ALMA telescope array in high desert of Chile. (BBC) Use our resources to understand planet formation. Teachers, scroll all the way down for a short list of key resources in our “Teachers’ Toolkit.” Discussion Questions The short BBC article describes a “vast disc of dust and gas” … Continue reading Planet Formation Captured in Photo

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