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The Caesium Zone
Caesium (pronounced “sees-ee-um”) is a metal, but a special metal. It’s one of only a few metals which melt near room temperature, and if it’s dropped in water it can cause quite an explosive reaction.
Caesium can be used in atomic clocks, which are very accurate clocks that might only be off by two seconds since the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. It is also used in power generation, as well as some other uses.
This is a general science zone, so the scientists in this zone research a lot of different things. From bacteria on your skin, and how we get diseases and making new medicines; to studying plankton to look at climate change, and zebra fish to work out how we could learn to re-grow body parts.
Check out the scientists profiles to find out more about their work!