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Frontiers of Sustainable Energy Integration
Callum Peverell explores breakthrough projects within sustainable energy. Global perception of the energy industry is changing. Oil...
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Feb 1, 20214 min read
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Life on... Venus?
Giles Manning reports on the recent detection of phosphine gas on Venus and how this impacts our current understanding of the origin of...
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Feb 1, 20212 min read
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The future of fashion: Are bioengineered materials the next big trend?
Rain Speake discusses biomaterials start-ups that are utilising synthetic biology to develop sustainable materials for the fashion...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Dancing with the stars
Charlotte Tomlinson delves into space by discussing recent research that proves Einstein's theory of relativity. Scientists have observed...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Want to turn up the heat on cancer? Go for Gold
Katie Fegan dives into the science behind gold nanoparticles for photothermal cancer therapy. Just like Goldilocks, cancer cells are...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Revolutionary or ridiculous: the link between solar activity and earthquakes
Matthew Morris discusses the link between solar activity and earthquakes. Earthquakes are destructive natural events, causing an average...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
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A Revolution in the Sky
Holly Dale explores the utilization of drones in our future, whether that be good or bad. Picture this: the year is 2030 and you are...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Getting to the heart of the matter
Sam Lee highlights how advances in fluorescence microscopy are aiding in the fight against heart attacks. Diseases affecting the heart...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
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An Ecological Breakthrough in the Heart of Birmingham
Daisy Cave discusses the recent return of otters to Birmingham’s waterways Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) are arguably amongst the West...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
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"Science for the sake of science" - should we be landing mankind on the Moon again?
Mia Wroe explores whether money going towards sending mankind to the moon again for ‘Plan B’ is the right thing to do. The undeniable aim...
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Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Fusion: Future or Failure?
Samaiyah Rehman investigates ITER and its efforts to bottle a star. The same phenomena that fuels the Sun could be used to produce...
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Feb 1, 20212 min read
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Yvonne Baker: "Birmingham, STEM Ambassadors and me"
SATNAV reports on the EPS Distinguished Lecture, March 2020 On March 11th 2020, over 30 years after graduating from the University of...
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Dec 24, 20202 min read
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Colonialism and communicable diseases
Sophie Byrne examines the effects of engineered waterways on public health crises Waterways provide ample breeding grounds for...
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Dec 23, 20203 min read
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The Natural Nuclear Reactor: Lessons for the Future
Matthew Morris looks to the past in solving the problem of high-level radioactive waste. Around two billion years ago, something strange...
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Dec 22, 20202 min read
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Opening Doors: An Accessibility in Science Event
Nadia Farag takes a look at how disability should be recognised and considered in everyday life. SATNAV, in collaboration with ChemSoc...
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Dec 21, 20203 min read
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Filling in the gaps
Giles Manning considers the reasons why some people have been forgotten from history, while others have not. There are certain figures...
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Dec 20, 20203 min read
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"Computers don't understand English"
Weronika Wiesiołek recounts Grace Hopper’s story behind accessible programming. It is 1951. The world is occupied with tension arising...
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 19, 20204 min read
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STEM, LGBTQ & You: Bridging the representation gap
An insight into oSTEM’s inclusive conference by Sophie Byrne LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning) people...
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Dec 18, 20203 min read
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Invisible barriers to fieldwork: breaking the period taboo
Mia Wroe outlines why fieldwork should not be a barrier to women in STEM and some helpful tips on surviving in the field while menstruating
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Dec 17, 20204 min read
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"But you don't look like a scientist"
bigail Joyce casts a spotlight on the portrayal of female scientists in the media
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Dec 16, 20202 min read
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