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Chris Lintott talks astronomy and citizen science

June 8, 2013
Fast becoming the face of astronomy after his success on The Sky at Night – Chris Lintott also pioneered the concept of citizen science in the field with Galaxy Zoo,...

POWER to the people

June 6, 2013
Citizen science is experiencing a renaissance and with numerous projects available, non-scientists are proving that a PhD doesn’t have to be a prerequisite to the scientific endeavour. You can even...

Out on a LIMS

June 4, 2013
 Mobile devices are now ubiquitous in our personal lives – and it’s time for the revolution to move into the laboratory says Seamus Mac ConaonaighImagine that you’re a field technician...

The age of organic supercomputing

June 1, 2013
“Big data” has well and truly entered into the lexicon of science. Large data sets are vital – defining even – for many disciplines in which it is often the...

Number Cruncher 3

June 1, 2013
Exoplanets are planets the reside outside of our solar system

Paying homage to inspiration

May 31, 2013
The great thing about scientists – well, one of the many great things about scientists – is that, at heart, they are big kids. Not, you understand, that they run...

Why are some fathers left holding the baby?

May 23, 2013
Sex-role reversal in the animal kingdom, where it’s the father, not the mother that takes care of its young has mystified researchers since Darwin. But new research at Bath and...

Let’s do lunch

May 21, 2013
 Materials testing is a laboratory technique that knows almost no bounds. By the addition of the appropriate sample grips, fixtures and accessories, a single test instrument can be transformed into...

Inner space – a review of microinjection

May 16, 2013
The manipulation of genetic material is perhaps the single greatest biological advance of the last century. Here we examine the past, present and future of the most important tool of...

Building a home for innovation

May 14, 2013
Scheduled to open in 2015, the National Graphene Institute will be a world-leading research and incubator centre dedicated to the development of graphene, helping keep the UK at the forefront...

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