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Catalyst Volume 24 Issue 2: Full Magazine
This issue of Catalyst contains the following articles:
This article looks at types of parasitic plants and how they derive their nutrients from the root systems of other plants.
This article looks at how geothermal energy is derived from hot rocks below the Earth's surface and can be used for heating or to generate electricity.
Music technologist Jez Wells explains how electronic systems can produce sounds which merge the qualities of different musical instruments.
This article looks at the work of Alfred Russel Wallace who developed a theory of evolution in parallel with Charles Darwin.
This article explores how microbes communicate and how, by growing two different microbes together, it is possible to discover new substances which may be useful in medicine.
Making Ice Cream Without a Freezer
This article describes how to make ice cream using a mixture of ice and salt, without the need of a freezer.
This article explains the properties of the metal palladium, and how it can be used for a vast array of objects.
What is a Scientific Conference?
This article reports from the 37th meeting of the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS).
This article looks at 3D printing, a new technology which is rapidly finding applications.
Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual subscriptions to print copies of the magazine can be purchased from Mindsets.
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