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Medical chemist
Video case study of a medical chemist working at Cancer Research Technology.
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Biomaterials Scientist
Video case study of Chloe, a biomaterials scientist working at the Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials.
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Matters of the heart
The invention of open-heart surgery and the amazing procedures that can be carried out because of this technology.
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Mending broken hearts
Scientists are developing a pill to fix heart tissue damaged after a heart attack.
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Scientists can hear patients without them speaking
Scientists can hear patients' thoughts without them speaking.
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A trick of the eyes
When you concentrate on a single point, you can make things in your peripheral vision disappear.
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Powerful prostheses
Medical technology has advanced so much in recent years. Check out this article on medical prosthetics and see if you could be interested in working in this area.
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Extraordinary You
A snapshot of some of the career profiles created by the NHS in their Extraordinary You project, representing the healthcare science workforce .
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Beyond Medicine
The world of medical science is a lot bigger than you may think and not all of it occurs within the hospital environment, but there is one common underlying trait and that is that all jobs within this area will eventually lead to improving the overall health and wellbeing of the community.
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Poke a potato
You can poke a straw through a raw potato using just your knowledge of physics.
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Stong silk
Spider silk is five times as strong as steel.
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Wet water
Why water is wet? Wetness is our description of what we feel when we put our hand in water. Saying water is wet is like saying that wood is hard or fire is hot.
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Brown apples
When you cut an apple, you damage some of its cells. Liquid from the apple cells reacts with oxygen in the air and turns the apple brown.
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Rising bread
How bread rose used to be a mystery, until Louis Pasteur showed that tiny living organisms called yeast made bread dough puff up.
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Chocolate
You can measure the speed of light using chocolate!
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The Northern Lights
Eskimos once believed that the northern lights were the spirits of seals and reindeer.
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Careers in the food industry
An e-seminar recording from the British Nutrition Foundation on careers in the food industry.
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Performing under pressure
Do you have what it takes to perform under pressure? Could you help athletes to overcome their nerves and cross that finish line? Maybe your career choice is here!
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Andy - Sport psychologist
An interview with Andy, a sports psychologist working at the University of Wolverhampton.
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National Science & Engineering Week Activity Packs
Take a step towards your future science career with the NSEW Future Morph activity pack!
