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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…

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...

COVID: women are less likely to put themselves in danger

October 19, 2020
Women's attitudes and behaviours may have contributed to their reduced vulnerability and mortality. A survey in eight countries shows they consider Coronavirus a more serious problem than men and are...

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...

Reflections on the CRISPR journey from conception to Nobel Prize and beyond…

October 14, 2020
Our very own CRISPR specialist, Dermot Martin, muses on this year’s historic decision to award the Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna "for the development...

Mixing ventilation’ systems may increase COVID-19 risk

October 8, 2020
Ventilation systems in many modern office buildings, which are designed to keep temperatures comfortable and increase energy efficiency, may increase the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, particularly during the...

Conversation quickly spreads droplets inside buildings

October 6, 2020
With implications for the transmission of diseases like COVID-19, researchers have found that ordinary conversation creates a conical 'jet-like' airflow that quickly carries a spray of tiny droplets from a...

2D or not 2D? That is the question…

October 5, 2020
As the Government’s test and trace system once again comes under fire, Steve Knight laments a missed opportunity to listen to the advice of technicians and the surprising impact that...

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