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The science of ‘dressgate’

March 13, 2015
White and gold or blue and black? That’s the question behind a record-breaking twitter storm – so which is it, and what can this tell us about the visual system?...

Using the force…

March 11, 2015
Dr Loren Picco is the founder of NanoDynamics, a spin-out of Bristol University aiming to revolutionise the world of Atomic Force Microscopy. Here he tells us how funding and mentoring...

New approach puts kids in space!

February 11, 2015
Crossing the traditional boundaries of education and active research – the Langton Star Centre is not only a new way to inspire young people to take up STEM, but also...

What inspires two Industrial Fellowship winners

January 23, 2015
Alice Hagan is working with Biocompatibles UK Ltd and the University of Brighton to develop beads capable of blocking blood flow to cancerous tumours while simultaneously releasing drugs directly into...

Operation Cloud Lab: Secrets of the Skies

January 16, 2015
In 2013, Dr Jim McQuaid took to the skies in an airship to find out what causes clouds – the result was last year’s BBC broadcast Operation Cloud Lab. We...

We’re living in the Quantum Age, says Brian Clegg

December 19, 2014
In his latest book, Brian Clegg looks at how the physics of the very small has transformed our lives.Tell us a bit about The Quantum Age. There have been a...

How do we tackle science’s diversity problem?

December 15, 2014
Type in ‘is science elitist?’ into google and you’re immediately faced with a plethora of articles stating that “yes it is and so it should be”, promoting the idea of...

Dr Eva-Marie Graefe juggles science and motherhood – with help from L’Oreal and UNESCO

December 12, 2014
Dr Eva-Marie Graefe juggles researching leaky quantum systems with being a mum – here we learn more about work-life balance and how the L’Oreal-Unesco For Women in Science Fellowship is...

Discovering how to learn science

November 19, 2014
David Porter, is L'Oréal Young Scientist Centre Manager at Royal Institution, explains how to teach science without ‘teaching’ There are many challenges facing science teachers in a school but without wanting...

How to hack your home with Ri Christmas lecturer Danielle George

November 12, 2014
We catch up with this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer Danielle George to find out what she has in store for budding young scientists, and what she’ll be doing over...

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