How can radioactive elements help us?

How can radioactive elements help us?

How can radioactive elements help us? Radiochemistry involves making molecules with radioactive atoms. Dr Davide Audisio of the Frédéric Joliot Institute for Life Sciences, part of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, is finding new ways to...
The power of human rights in the modern world

The power of human rights in the modern world

The power of human rights in the modern world Professor Todd Landman, a political scientist at the University of Nottingham in the UK, is devoted to promoting and preserving human rights in order to end modern slavery TALK LIKE A POLITICAL SCIENTIST DEMOCRACY – a type...
The challenge of modelling particle-laden flows

The challenge of modelling particle-laden flows

The challenge of modelling particle-laden flows Dr S. Kokou Dadzie is a mechanical engineer based at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. His research is focused on modelling particle-laden flows, which could help improve air quality and help society meet clean energy...
What if we could understand how and why languages evolve?

What if we could understand how and why languages evolve?

What if we could understand how and why languages evolve? There are over 7,000 languages spoken across the world, but how and why did these languages evolve? To answer this question, Dr Jenny Culbertson of the University of Edinburgh in the UK is investigating our...