**Greetings from the June Edition of STEM From Scratch Newsletter!** Wishing you a joyful summer, esteemed readers! With the bright sun overhead, it’s an ideal time to explore new scientific marvels. This month, we are spotlighting the intriguing realm of CRISPR and presenting thrilling chances to ignite your passion for STEM. **The Wonders of CRISPR: […]
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Optics, a key discipline within physics, centers on the dynamics, control, and detection of electromagnetic radiation, mainly light. The study of light began with three fundamental phenomena: propagation, reflection, and refraction. Ancient Greek thinkers, including Euclid, Hero of Alexandria, and Ptolemaeus, established the foundation for geometric optics, primarily through their conceptualizations of vision based on […]
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**Introduction to CRISPR** CRISPR is an innovative mechanism that is altering lives and creating significant impacts in the healthcare domain. CRISPR, representing “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats,” is observed in prokaryotes—tiny, single-celled entities devoid of organelles. These sequences are embedded in the genomes of prokaryotes, which cluster a cell’s DNA. As a genomic editing […]
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**Queen’s University – Summer of Science 2025** **Program Overview:** The Summer of Science 2025 at Queen’s University is a complimentary virtual program that takes place from July to mid-August. It features 12 afternoon sessions covering topics like physics, chemistry, and technology. Guided by undergraduate students and researchers from the McDonald Institute and the Carbon to […]
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A group of researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, part of the US government, is aiming to convert nuclear waste into tritium, a hydrogen isotope that may eventually provide fuel for nuclear fusion power facilities. This initiative was shared by physicist Terence Tarnowsky from Los Alamos during the autumn conference of the American Chemical […]
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The European Commission and the Australian government have commenced preliminary talks about the possible affiliation of Australia with Horizon Europe, concentrating particularly on pillar II of the initiative. These technical, non-binding conversations are designed to explore the practical, legal, and financial aspects of such an affiliation. Pillar II of Horizon Europe is focused on tackling […]
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we have previously examined the philosophical impetus behind the mathematisation of science during the early modern era, alongside the motivation provided by mathematical practitioners, there exists a third factor that warrants our attention. In the seventeenth century, those engaged in the development of natural philosophy simultaneously acquired and advanced a new set of mathematical disciplines […]
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Chemical investigations of sediment from an ancient river channel at a Roman site in northern England have disputed the longstanding notion that Britain faced an economic downturn following the conclusion of Roman governance around AD410. Instead, the results imply that metal production persisted and only saw a decline much later on. The village of Aldborough […]
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In August, Associated British Foods (ABF) revealed the shutdown of Vivergo, its bioethanol manufacturing facility in Hull, UK, as a result of unproductive negotiations with the UK government concerning viable and sustainable operations. This action leaves the Ensus facility in Teesside, owned by CropEnergies, as the sole significant bioethanol manufacturer in the UK, although it […]
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As of 1 September 2025, trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO) will be banned in cosmetic products within the EU due to concerns regarding its possible toxicity to human reproduction. This prohibition has ignited discussions about the safety of products containing TPO and whether they should be avoided, especially in places like the UK where the ban […]
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