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Scott R. White – The man who can heal materials

April 5, 2013
For many the work of Scott R. White seems like magic – he can make material heal itself when cracked. We caught up with the professor of aerospace engineering and...

Colin Murrell: fighting climate change with microbiology

January 5, 2013
Professor Colin Murrell is the first Director of the Earth and Life Sciences Alliance (ELSA), an initiative that aims to understand how earth and life systems respond to climate change. ...

Returning bumblebees to Britain’s countryside

August 10, 2012
Bumble bees are important for pollination of plants and crops, but certain species are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss. For some – like the short-haired bumble bee –...

Exploring the world under our feet with Paul Younger

May 3, 2012
One scientist plays Indiana Jones to explore the world beneath our feetPaul Younger has photographed some of the most exceptional rocks on the planet – including some of the very...

Mary Ryan tries to save the last Flying Pencil

February 1, 2012
Drs Mary Ryan and Amy Cruickshank are in a race against time to save the last remaining intact Flying PencilDuring the Battle of Britain, a German light Bomber – a...

A ray of sunshine with Lucie Green

May 26, 2011
They travel at 2000km/s and could well be heading our way - who better to chat to about coronal mass ejections than all round solar expert and sole female presenter...

Diamond’s always different for Claire Pizzey

November 1, 2010
No two days are ever the same at Diamond – the UK’s synchrotron light facility. Laboratory News caught up with industrial liaison scientist Dr Claire Pizzey to find out whyThe...

Hauksbee Award winner Tim Harrison

April 1, 2010
The Royal Society’s Hauksbee Awards recognises the backroom boffins of science labs, research institutions and schools who work to support the UK science base. In March, ten individuals won the...

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