The island of stability: Fact or fiction?
Bradley Wilson investigates the elusive ‘island of stability’ and its potential impact in the search for super-heavy elements.
Category: Snippets
The Corona Zone: Podcasting our way through a pandemic
Launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Corona Zone is a podcast hosted by two GISTers, Kirstin and Gabby. In their weekly episodes, they try to make sense of the COVID-19 outbreak, with the latest news and by discussing the frustrations of self-isolation.
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.
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
