Perovskites – The Best Material You’ve Never Heard Of
From the simple structure under the earth’s crust to incredible energy conversion advances, Bradley Wilson introduces perovskites and discusses their potential in materials development.
Category: Snippets
Garlic and Onion in Cancer Chemistry
Salvia Novianti Widjaja talks about the interesting interactions of garlic and onions in the mechanisms of breast cancer
Four fishy facts about electric eels
Shocking new research has revealed not one, but three, species of electric eel exist. Read on for some high-voltage facts about these fish.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms – The Silent Killer
Maisie Keogh investigates how this devastating condition progresses, its associated risk factors and the screening measures currently in place to combat it.
Space Debris Stirs Up Twitter Spat
Michael Turner explains the problems that may arise from the rise in satellites and potentially overlapping trajectories.
Not so many cuckoos in the nest
Climate change gave Scotland an unusually warm summer, but our migratory birds are paying for it.
The ignoble pursuit of knowledge
While the 2019 Nobel Prizes are being announced, Kate Haining delves into the quirky side of science with the Ig Nobel Prizes
Is there a positive side to term-time stress?
With the new academic year just beginning, getting the right balance of “good” stress at the right time could be the key to you nailing your coursework and exams.
