by Iliyah | Jan 23, 2018 | Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Dr Timur Tscherbul – The Coolest Job on Earth? Exploring Ultracold Chemical Reactions Algorithms are everywhere. From the targeted ads that flood your Facebook feed, to the split-second decision making of self-driving cars, they can be surprisingly simple or...
by Iliyah | Jan 16, 2018 | Engineering & Computer Science, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Dr Bill Challener – Exploiting Fibre Optics for Detecting Pipeline Leaks Some of the best ideas in science are ones that seem completely obvious – but only after someone else has thought them up. In the world of pipeline leak detection, Dr Bill Challener and his...
by Iliyah | Jan 3, 2018 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Dr Dan Durda – Studying the Surface of Asteroids by Investigating Powder in the Lab Space scientist Dr Dan Durda and his team at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, are working to understand how the planets in our Solar System evolved. The...
by Iliyah | Dec 6, 2017 | Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Bretislav Friedrich – The Exacting Task of Bringing Molecules to Attention Molecules are relentlessly dynamic – vibrating, cartwheeling, and zigzagging in a restless hustle. In order to study molecular properties and interactions, their motions must be tamed to...
by Iliyah | Dec 6, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Engineering & Computer Science, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Professor Setthivoine You – Hope for Humanity in the Energy Crisis: Astronomical Jets in a Lab If we consider Earth as a closed box in which humanity has only ever lived, the second law of thermodynamics says that in the end, inevitably, the box will reach a...
by Iliyah | Dec 5, 2017 | Astronomy and Planetary Science, Engineering & Computer Science, Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Pound | Kane | Martinez | Remington – Creating the Eagle Nebula Pillars in the Lab The ‘Pillars of Creation’ is one of the most iconic images ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, but the processes that formed these colossal tendrils of the Eagle Nebula are...
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