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Globular Clusters - The Stars that tell us the History of the Universe
Vinny Vince explores a newly observable facet of our ever-expanding universe and how it could tell the beginnings of time! Globular...
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Sep 27, 20232 min read
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The Use of Algae as a Biofuel... in Space?
Francis Himsworth looks at the viability of using algae as a renewable biofuel for extra-planetary missions and potentially as one when...
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Sep 27, 20232 min read
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Accident and Negligence: Will our Safety Always be Compromised?
Francis Himsworth looks at the integration of chemicals in our society, and how the unknown long-term side effects of everyday chemicals...
SATNAVmagazine
Sep 19, 20223 min read
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Dinosaur Discoveries: A Series of Accidents and Coincidences
Harry T. Jones examines and contextualises the intriguing events that triggered monumental discoveries in the dinosaur world....
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Sep 19, 20223 min read
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What lurks under the sea
Kayley Thacker considers the thrilling untapped potential the aquatic world holds for mitigating society's most critical concerns. Is the...
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Mar 28, 20222 min read
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Organocatalysis - A Greener Molecule
Francis Hemsworth outlines and argues for the use of Organocatalysis as a more sustainable cataylist. A whopping 90% of all commercially...
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 28, 20222 min read
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It's not rocket science: How effective communication is key to preventing future space calamities
Charlotte Tomlinson looks at the disasters of space travel that were all down to communication
SATNAVmagazine
Jun 6, 20213 min read
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Radium and corporate greed that glows
Esme Morgan transcends back in time to when raising awareness of the dangers of radium was non-existent
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Jun 6, 20213 min read
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Time travel: tall tale or technology of tomorrow?
Harry T. Jones explores the establishment of time travel in fiction and fact
SATNAVmagazine
Jun 6, 20214 min read
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Mount Paektu: the geological mystery on the China-North Korea border
Matthew Morris investigates the mystery magma behind Mount Paektu
SATNAVmagazine
Jun 6, 20212 min read
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A not so dark tale on dark matter
Anwesha Sahu debunks the dark matter myths that are all too often portrayed by Hollywood. Let’s take a little trip down memory lane to...
SATNAVmagazine
Feb 1, 20215 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...
SATNAVmagazine
Feb 1, 20212 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...
SATNAVmagazine
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...
SATNAVmagazine
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...
SATNAVmagazine
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...
SATNAVmagazine
Feb 1, 20212 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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Famine, fire and fluorosis
Daisy Cave rediscovers an 18th Century tragedy
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Dec 14, 20203 min read
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Quantum technology in the UK
Get ready for the quantum leap with Eddie Ross
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20192 min read
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Self-Sabotage
Louisa Spillman explores the space debris crisis
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20193 min read
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Earth 2.0: Mars
Anwesha Sahu explores whether Mars could be our new home
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20193 min read
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Didn't she do well? NASA's TESS reveals new exoplanets
Adam Dorey reports on newly discovered planets in 2019
SATNAVmagazine
Apr 1, 20193 min read
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Moving on up: looking for a new planet to inhabit
Oliver Ratcliffe investigates the factors that must be considered before moving to another planet
SATNAVmagazine
Apr 1, 20193 min read
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The Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics
Patrick Regan demystifies the Many Worlds theory
SATNAVmagazine
Apr 1, 20193 min read
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Working with the 'other world:' the noble work of Nikolay Semyonov
Marriyum Hasany discusses the advances in chain reaction chemistry that emerged from the Soviet Union
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 1, 20193 min read
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Venus: the second planet of the Solar System
Eloise Smith uncovers the past and present of Earth's so-called 'sister planet'
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 1, 20192 min read
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Oblivion: the death of the universe
Patrick Regan examines the theories behind the inevitable end of the universe
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20182 min read
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A matter of time
Nicholas Folidis explores the quantum conundrum of the Wheeler-DeWitt Equation
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20183 min read
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Causal wizards and DeLoreans
Callum Gill explores the link between causality and different concepts
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20183 min read
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History is repeating itself for Birmingham’s theoretical physicists
Chris Oliver discusses the current research on topological phases of matter, as it was once done in the 1970s
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20182 min read
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Why must we follow time’s arrow?
Luke Kurowski-Ford analyses the significance of entropy as an obstacle to time travel in a macroscopic world
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20183 min read
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Space travel and exploration in popular culture
Nicholas Folidis explores space travel in popular culture: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 1, 20183 min read
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Geoengineering: a radical way to fix the climate or an imminent threat to humanity?
Nicholas Folidis explores how geoengineering could save our planet
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20173 min read
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Nature's very own nuclear reactor
Bethany Rothwell looks back on how Mother Nature beat nuclear scientists to the punch
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20173 min read
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Can carbon capture and storage solve climate change?
Ronan Dubois investigates carbon capture and its potential to revolutionise the fuel industry
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20172 min read
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Spotty stars and exoplanets
James Miller considers the role of spotty stars in our search for habitable planets
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 31, 20173 min read
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Chemtrails: is the government trying to poison us?
Bethany Rothwell takes to the sky and assesses the supposed impact of jet plane 'chemtrails'
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 1, 20173 min read
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Are pennies deadly if dropped from a skyscraper?
Stephen Ashlee dispels a common misconception and alerts us to the real danger of killer pens
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 1, 20172 min read
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What a load of hot air!
Marion Cromb and Daniel Thomas reveal the invisible beauty of the world around us with schlieren imaging
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 1, 20163 min read
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Astronomical superstars
Marion Cromb explores the cosmic contributions of the women of Observatory Hill
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 1, 20163 min read
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Revealing structure: X-ray crystallography
Amy Thompson revisits the technique that science has overlooked
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 1, 20163 min read
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Ludwig Prandtl: the father of modern aerodynamics
Take smooth flights for granted? Siddharth Trivedi meets the man behind the mechanics
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 1, 20162 min read
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Plenty of room at the bottom?
Visionary or mere daydreamer? Siddharth Trivedi investigates Feynman’s contributions to nanoengineering
SATNAVmagazine
Mar 1, 20162 min read
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Thorium: the nuclear fuel of the future?
Thorium in nuclear power is described by its proponents as a “superfuel”. But what makes it better than what we have now?
SATNAVmagazine
Dec 1, 20152 min read
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