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The problem with PCR…

April 13, 2017
Nothing less than a total reimagining of how we perform PCR was the starting point for inventor Gert de Vos. Here he talks inventions, investors and keeping quiet about your...

Who’d win a fight between Godzilla and a T. rex?

March 21, 2017
Following on from How Many Moons Does the Earth Have? Popular science writer Brian Clegg is back with another quiz book. Loaded with new questions, What Colour is The Sun?...

A right royal success

March 6, 2017
Following a fellowship award from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Alice Hagan set about developing an oncological knock-out punch. Here she talks microbeads, cancer starvation, and the...

Less is more for the gatekeeper of oncology

February 21, 2017
Late last year Dr Tony Ocasio discovered a first generation cancer inhibitor. Here he talks about the science – and the art – of cancer drug discoveryWhy did you decide...

Time to dissolve bias in STEM

February 10, 2017
On the eve of the UN’s International day for women and girls in science we spoke to Dr Sarah Hosgood about the importance of a sustained effort to encourage women...

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...

Heart of glass

January 12, 2017
Paul Le Pinnet is SOG Group’s Chief Scientific Glassblower. He is a fellow of The British Society of Scientific Glassblowers and has written numerous scientific papers, contributed to glassblowing journals...

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...

Antibody crisis: Order from chaos

November 23, 2016
As we slowly come to terms with the damage caused by the antibody validation crisis – there is hope says Dr Anita Bandrowski. But in order to solve the problem...

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...

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