by Admin | Apr 19, 2021 | Articles
What if microbes could live in extreme environments beyond Earth? Dr Jay Nadeau, based at Portland State University, USA, is on a quest to find life in extreme environments. Her findings could help inform the search for bugs in space TALK LIKE A MICROBIOLOGIST...
by Admin | Apr 14, 2021 | Articles
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...
by Admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Articles
Using nanotechnology to overcome the adhesion of the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus Aureus Professor Yves Dufrêne is a researcher in nanobiophysics with an interest in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) bacterial strains. Based at the Louvain...
by Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Articles
How past climate clues can help predict the future We all know the climate is changing but predicting what this means for weather systems is no easy matter. Professor Zhengyu Liu and Dr Bette Otto-Bliesner are using state-of-the-art computer models to delve into our...
by Admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Articles
Making X-rays safer – and more efficient Although incredibly useful to detect a wide range of conditions, from broken bones to decaying teeth, an X-ray or a CT scan carries a certain amount of risk. Worried about the high levels of radiation exposure during...
by Admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Articles
Detecting microplastics in a great lakes watershed with undergraduate students Trillions of tiny bits of plastic – known as microplastics – contaminate our environment. Among these are microfibres – very small threadshaped plastics – routinely released from everyday...
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