Isaac Yves, a PhD student in Brazil, is investigating methods for low-cost identification and characterisation of chemical compounds. His research is finding easier, faster and cheaper methods of quality control. By Elizabeth Thomsen If you have a pair of tweezers, everything can look like a splinter. But sometimes, tweezers aren’t…
Professor Roger Feneley’s legacy Bladder problems affect 14 million people of all genders and ages in the UK. Amongst the most affected are the elderly and the disabled. A new campaign, inspired by Professor Roger Feneley’s legacy, is calling for major reform: in raising awareness for urinary health issues, and…
The Future of Climate Change Major new study predicts catastrophic consequences of climate change on the environment and the economy. By Elizabeth Thomsen To stabilise the world’s temperature, our global greenhouse gas emissions need to reach zero. To get to this point we will need a suite of climate policies…
It’s not just humans that get stressed: animals do too. Predators, human disturbance, and food availability can all cause physiological changes in animals. How do you measure the effect of stress on an animal? Researchers at the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow…
The Scientific Computing Group at the Pontifical Catholic University of Goias focuses on using computational intelligence to develop solutions to biological problems. By Rute Costa In the middle of Brazil, away from the spotlights of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, is a group of scientists making groundbreaking discoveries. The…
Infectious diseases are a tremendous burden in vulnerable and underserved communities around the world. To treat them, and to monitor and screen at-risk communities requires low cost, sensitive, portable, and easily used diagnostics. Researchers in Professor Jonathan Cooper’s group at the University of Glasgow have a simple solution. By Elizabeth…
There is a new technology on the horizon for solar panels: perovskite solar cells. Professor Kylie Catchpole’s group at the Australian National University is researching the best ways to apply them, and make the most out of solar energy for our planet. By Elizabeth Thomsen The Sun provides an abundant,…