Honey, I shrunk the spectrometer
Bradley Wilson discusses electronic spectroscopy, the recent advances made by nano-sizing and the potential benefits of this to other fields of science.
Category: Snippets
A leaky pipeline problem
Following International Day of Women and Girls in Science last week, Maisie Keogh discusses gender inequality in STEM fields and reminds us to empower and celebrate women in science as often as possible.
Can plants help us explore Mars?
Giulia Manigrasso discusses how plant biology can inspire planetary soil explorations.
Birds, bullet trains and biomimicry
From trainers to high-speed transport, Alex Brumwell discusses the art of biomimicry and nature’s influence on our everyday lives.
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.
Garlic and onions 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.
