What if we could control microbial communities?

What if we could control microbial communities?

What if we could control microbial communities? At his lab at the University of Southern California in the US, Professor James Boedicker and his team focus on understanding the rules that make complex networks of microbes work – the findings could help ensure microbes...
How to help students reach their STEM potential

How to help students reach their STEM potential

How to help students reach their STEM potential Having a lower income can make the student experience much more challenging, leading to greater drop-out rates and higher levels of student dissatisfaction. Dr Nick Flynn, of West Texas A&M University in the US,...
A leap forward in the application of ultrafast lasers

A leap forward in the application of ultrafast lasers

A leap forward in the application of ultrafast lasers Dr Xiaoming Yu is based within CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida in the US. He is working on a novel nanomanufacturing process that will lead to the creation of new and...