Tiny Satellites, Big Ideas
Ruaridh Clark reports on new developments in miniature satellites and research using them at the University of Strathclyde.
Category: Physical Sciences
Bionics Can Be All Fingers And Thumbs
Paul McCool looks at the rapidly changing worlds of advanced prosthetics.
Dead Likely? The Science Behind The Zombie Apocalypse
Maddy and Gavin team up to discuss the possible agents behind a zombie uprising. A common feature in many sci-fi movies, games and books, is the zombie a scientific possibility?
The GIST: Issue 1
We here at The GIST have been hard at work for the past several months, and are now proud to finally present to you the first issue of The GIST magazine.
Statistics with facial shape
Kathakali Ghosh explores how high level statistical models are helping us to understand how facial shape is affected by surgery.
Space is Rubbish!
A recent report from the US National Research Council has highlighted an ever increasing problem – space debris.
What’s the Frequency Kenneth?
R.E.M. had a hit single in 1993, in which they asked ‘What’s the Frequency Kenneth?’ Now in 2011 Adam Stock finds engineers designing wind turbines are asking a similar question.
