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When we were asked for zombie eyes…

July 4, 2017
Zombies can be recreated easily enough for the big screen with special effects and cosmetics. So what role, if any, does the humble autoclave play in this? Ashley Rogers from...

Glacial footprint

June 5, 2017
This image shows a glacial landform, now submerged under the sea, categorised as a spiralling iceberg ploughmark.

To commercialise great science, inspire young scientists

May 11, 2017
Steve Bennett thinks that developing and commercialising great science is really very simple… it starts with our children

Trappist travel poster

March 1, 2017
A travel poster by NASA imagining a trip to the new exoplanets announced in late February, Trappist 1b-h.

The man with X-ray vision

February 6, 2017
From neutron stars to nebulas – X-ray astronomy has revealed so much of our universe. Here X-ray visionary Joachim Trümper tells us about his experiences in the field and future...

Ready for a fully energised lecture?

December 12, 2016
The Christmas Lectures have been a key part of the Royal Institution’s science outreach since 1825. Following in the footsteps of scientists such as Faraday, Sagan and Dawkins, Professor Saiful...

The Storr

November 11, 2016
The Old Man of Storr with the Milky Way in the background.

Putting the sun in a box…

November 11, 2016
Last month, Ian Chapman stepped into his role as CEO of the national nuclear fusion resource – the UK Atomic Energy Authority. Aged 34, he is one of the youngest...

It’s biology Jim, but not as we know it…

October 13, 2016
After his appearance at Lab Innovations – we hear from physicist and all-round science hero Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE on the strange world of quantum biology

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