Science & Tech Archive
18th March 2021
Is unlimited clean energy too good to be true?
The first stage of bringing fusion power to the national grid is underway
12th March 2021
Decoding the controversy of gene editing
The uses of gene editing have been clouded with controversy ever since the technology was first developed in the 1970s. With the doors reopened for gene editing to return to the forefront of modern medicine, it’s crucial to learn about the correct facts and information that can decode this controversy.
12th March 2021
In the Paperwork: The Future of UK Science Legislation
The pandemic has somewhat overshadowed Brexit in recent months. Blake Crompton explores the often unreported details of resulting scientific policy.
12th March 2021
How will COVID vaccines be distributed across the globe?
Lauren Holland discusses the importance of the global vaccination scheme.
8th March 2021
Covid and climate change: A worrying trend
Georgie Selwood explores the ways in which climate change could impact our relationship with disease.
8th March 2021
Is ‘greenwashing’ by big tech deceiving us all?
Amelia Cummins discusses whether large tech corporations are really as green as they seem.
8th March 2021
The Revolution of Sustainable Plastics
Blake Crompton explores the potential for bioplastics in a world plagued by the waste we’ve created.
2nd March 2021
Scientific discovery: Viagra and other happy accidents
From viagra to penicillin, the world would not be the same without these accidental discoveries
1st March 2021
Bringing women out of the footnotes of science history
Chloe Tenn highlights some of science history’s most inspiring unsung women to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
25th February 2021
LGBTQ+ History Month but make it (chemically) exciting
Amrita Chattopadhyay discusses how the Manchester chemistry community have been celebrating LGBT+ History month
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25th February 2021
Hello, is it Earth you’re looking for?
Is anyone out there? Emma Hattersley discusses the messages we’ve sent into space that may never be heard.
25th February 2021
Viruses, vaccines and variants: Everything you need to know
Anna van der Zwaluw offers an update on the covid-19 battle, discussing the new variants and the progression of the vaccination rollout.
24th February 2021
Could the Large Hadron Collider help scientists detect dark matter?
Kerry Mack delves deeper in to the future of understanding mysterious ‘dark matter’.
19th February 2021
How to put your favourite websites into dark mode
Find out how to create your own Chrome extension to put any website you want into dark mode!
17th February 2021
A phone call a day keeps the doctor away?
Mille Cummins discusses the rise of telemedicine, and whether it will continue after the pandemic.
12th February 2021
How Lava Lamps are Protecting Your Online Data
Emma Hattersley investigates how lava lamps may be protecting your internet data
12th February 2021
It’s not a bug, it’s a feature
You’ve finished your programming assignment, and you’ve noticed a mistake – Zain Jaffal explains why you shouldn’t go back and change it just yet
18th December 2020
Protein folding: AI’s new frontier
Blake Crompton describes how artificial intelligence is helping us unpack the decades old protein-folding problem
18th December 2020
One small step for NASA, one giant leap for womankind
Artemis III: NASA’s new mission to put the first woman on the moon
11th December 2020
Combatting conspiracy: The Grimes equation
Emma Hattersley presents the equation that aims to stop conspiracy-theorists in their tracks