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Nonscience Returns: You can get away with anything on TV
November 2, 2020
Biologist and broadcaster Professor Brian J Ford’s satire on science has just been updated as Nonscience Returns. Here he offers light-hearted advice to scientists about to appear on television.

Significant water deposits on the moon confirmed
October 26, 2020
If you got trapped on the moon you'd at least be able to fill your water bottle according to NASA's new findings. After promising the world to expect an exciting...

Lessons learnt from a zero-carbon laboratory
October 23, 2020
Mathew Butler reviews the operation of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Sustainable Chemistry zero-carbon laboratory

Making it happen: young people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow
October 23, 2020
Freelance nextgen reporter, Amy Grace, interviews Mhairi McCann; one of the Women in Engineering Society 2020 Top 50 winners and a proactive promoter of youth representation in STEM…

lab.or.a.tol.o.gy: Stuck in the middle
October 23, 2020
In sympathy with all those researchers out there trying to get the tough papers writer, Dr Matthew Partridge offers his advice…

Sprat, mollusks and algae: our future flexitarian diet?
October 22, 2020
Could you shelve meat to help save the planet? For those of us who can't quite bring ourselves to convert to veganism or vegetarianism for the sake of our environmental...

Career chances for technicians shouldn’t be a matter of luck
October 20, 2020
Sponsored Content The Royal Society of Chemistry’s former president Carol Robinson talks through her career path and why technicians need better support from the sector... Image: Professor Dame Carol Robinson...

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
October 19, 2020
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts arrived aboard the International Space Station on 14 October, returning a medical researcher to the orbiting laboratory ahead of the 20th anniversary...

Go with the flow: Transition to Vanadium batteries is gathering pace
October 12, 2020
Following up on his interview with 'Vanadium Queen', Maria Skylass-Kazacos published in our September issue, Dermot Martin looks at why the UK Government has given the green light for easier...

Hybrid floating solar plus hydropower system
October 7, 2020
Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to produce a significant portion of the electricity generated annually across the globe, according to an...

