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One man’s trash

March 7, 2019
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Plastics have become a deeply worrying environmental issue, but it is unlikely that demand will drop… so are there alternative production methods which could be more environmentally sound? We chat...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Geology, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science
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Getting the right exposure

September 6, 2018
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Understanding the totality of environmental exposures from conception onward and what that might do to our health. That is the ambition of exposomics and it is an incredibly tough undertaking...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Food and Drink, Geology, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Adventures of a volcano whisperer

March 16, 2018
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From bandits at dawn to lost airships, not to mention live volcanoes _– the life of an intrepid volcanologist is not for the faint hearted. Here, Professor Tamsin Mather reflects...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Interviews
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A distinctly combinatorial approach

February 12, 2018
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As energy costs go up, will we be able to leverage the power of the sun to produce chemicals? Meet Dr Timothy Noël, who last year scooped the DECHEMA award...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Engineering, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Plastic (not so) fantastic

January 11, 2018
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Microplastic pollution of the oceans is a deadly ecological problem, yet oddly we cant find 99% of it. Can the “lost” plastic be found with a dye normally associated with...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science
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Standing on SUCCESS

October 11, 2017
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How to mitigate rising CO2 levels? The answer says Ehsan Jorat is right under our feet. Here he tells us about the EPSRC-funded project called SUCCESS and why soil could...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Interviews
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Zinc oxide crystals

July 10, 2017
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This image displays the intergrowth of Zinc oxide crystals.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Focal Point, Geology, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics
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Ready for a fully energised lecture?

December 12, 2016
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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...
Chemistry, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Energy, Interviews, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Putting the sun in a box…

November 11, 2016
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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...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Energy, Engineering, Interviews, Physics
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Harnessing the quantum world

March 2, 2016
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Professor Raymond Laflamme describes the quantum world, and details the biggest challenges involved in creating technology based on quantum properties.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Energy, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physics
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