Science and Technology·25th May 2023The little allotrope that might – does graphene still have potential? Tymoteusz Syrytczyk Graphene was promised to be the next big thing. I remember being told by my chemistry teacher about this miraculous...Read More
Science and Technology·11th May 2023Penrose and the search for “Einstein”: the story of the aperiodic monotile Emma Zinkin In 1961 Hao Wang conjectured that there exists a finite number of tiles of different shapes which can only fill...Read More
Science and Technology·23rd April 2023Artificial wombs and the future of pregnancy Nicole Hasler The idea of growing babies in pods has long been limited to dystopian science fiction such as the Matrix movies....Read More
Science and Technology·28th February 2023Coffee – are we drinking it wrong? Lola Bell We are creatures of habit, and with the UK population drinking around 98 million cups of coffee a day, our...Read More
Science and Technology·12th February 2023Artificial intelligence is able to detect signals of life beyond our planet Olivia Allen ‘Are we alone?’ is perhaps one of the most profound questions, asked repeatedly by humanity since the dawn of space...Read More
Science and Technology·10th January 2023TikTok as therapy: The uptick of mental health on TikTok Nicole Hasler Most portrayals of TikTok in the media deplore the countless hours young people seem to be wasting on the app....Read More
Science and Technology·22nd November 2022A case against avoiding the voi: summarising e-scooter studies Emily Hudson They’re quiet, they’re small, and their riders stand tall: e-scooters have imprinted themselves on our consciousness, adding to the list...Read More
Science and Technology·10th November 2022How does it all work? Zooming in on the James Webb Telescope Emily Hudson The James Webb Space telescope (JWST) has been sent up into the stars to help us answer questions about the...Read More
Science and Technology·27th October 2022Introducing the James Webb Space Telescope Emily Hudson The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has conquered headlines in the past year or so, capturing the public’s imagination with...Read More
Science and Technology·20th October 2022Improvement over innovation: are Apple’s latest products a letdown? Nicole Hasler Apple products have long been marketed as cool tools for creativity, productivity, and a healthy lifestyle. But at this year’s...Read More
Science and Technology·24th May 2023Stress: its effects and how to manage it Nicole Hasler Our bodies have evolved to respond to threats. In human history, being able to quickly react to predators and run...Read More
Science and Technology·6th May 2023‘He literally has zero clue what he’s doing’: Twitter’s verification purge sparks criticism and concern Piers Mucklejohn On 20th April, Twitter officially retired its ‘Legacy Verification’ feature, removing the blue tick identifier from hundreds of thousands of...Read More
Science and Technology·5th March 2023To leave or not to leave: that is the question Emily Hudson Featured image description: A screencap of a scene from film The Martian, featuring some human pod-like structures on a rusted,...Read More
Science and Technology·19th February 2023Are black holes the source of dark energy? Emily Hudson Featured Image Credit: NASA Featured Image description: An artist’s impression of a black hole. A black sphere surrounded by a...Read More
Science and Technology·15th January 2023Another small step for man: Are the aims behind NASA’s plans to send astronauts back to the moon purely scientific? Olivia Allen December 2022 marked 50 years since Eugene Cernan, the last man to leave the moon, returned to Earth and NASA’s...Read More
Science and Technology·2nd January 2023Social Prescribing: tackling COVID psychological toll Harry Walton Featured Image Credit: Duy Pham via Unsplash Featured Image Description: Friends with arms interlinked, sitting on a wall and looking...Read More
Science and Technology·17th November 2022A bird in the hand is worth $44 billion: Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and what it means Nicole Hasler After months of negotiations, Elon Musk is finally the new owner of Twitter. The engineer of Tesla and SpaceX fame...Read More
Science and Technology·9th November 2022Can fast fashion be made sustainable? Christina MacIntosh The modern fashion industry is complicated. It relies on both political and economic processes that enable globalised supply chains and...Read More
Science and Technology·21st October 2022Proteins, pathogens, and plasmodia: the challenges in making a Malaria vaccine Harry Walton If producing a vaccine against SARs-CoV-19 was summitting Mount Everest, developing a Malaria vaccine was the race to the Moon....Read More