{"id":2404,"date":"2023-03-13T17:14:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T17:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/?page_id=2404"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:14:39","slug":"molecules-and-magnets-the-westminster-science-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/?page_id=2404","title":{"rendered":"Molecules and Magnets &#8211; the Westminster science story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"369\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-792\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Walk-banner-Science-Royal-Institution-Lecture.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" 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