Sixth-form students at Diss High School have lent their support to a national science experiment which launched this week.
Leading UK science facility Diamond Light Source commenced Project M on Wednesday, led by scientists Dr Claire Murray and Dr Julia Parker, using 1,000 samples prepared by school pupils across the country – including Year 12 Chemistry students in Diss.
The sixth-formers have prepared ten samples of calcium carbonate, using specially selected additives.
They will now be analysed with a giant X-ray microscope the size of Wembley Stadium.
It is hoped the research, which has never been done before, will yield a scientific paper on how we can learn from nature to create futuristic biomimetic materials.
Francis Lemon, Diss High School’s head of chemistry, said: “The pupils were excited to be involved.
“It was great to see them engaging with science in a different context, linking what they had been taught to real-life science.
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