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![The Conundrum The Royal Society of Chemistry posted this chemical conundrum in July: Imagine that all the sodium chloride dissolved in the earth’s seas and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blog-image-01_Bang-115x115.png "A Very Large, Salty Cube")
A Very Large, Salty Cube
Posted on October 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe Conundrum The Royal Society of Chemistry posted this chemical conundrum in July: Imagine that all the sodium chloride dissolved in the earth’s seas and […] -
Elon Musk and The Hyperloop
Posted on September 29, 2013 | No CommentsFounder of PayPal, Chairman at SolarCity, and CEO and founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors – there is no doubt that Elon Musk has some […] -
Predicting the Nobel Prize
Posted on September 27, 2013 | 3 CommentsOn Monday 7th October 2013, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be announced in Stockholm, the home of the Nobel […] -
![The differences in the chemical composition between meteorites from Mars and the surface rocks on the planet have long puzzled geologists and made the modeling […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/planet-blof-logo-115x115.png "Mars Rocks: What the geology of the Red Planet reveals about its ancient atmosphere")
Mars Rocks: What the geology of the Red Planet reveals about its ancient atmosphere
Posted on July 25, 2013 | No CommentsThe differences in the chemical composition between meteorites from Mars and the surface rocks on the planet have long puzzled geologists and made the modeling […] -
Bang! The Physics Behind the Silverstone Tyre Failures
Posted on July 11, 2013 | 2 CommentsFor those of you who are fans of Formula One, there is probably only one thing you will remember from the 2013 British Grand Prix […] -
Fracking: Talkin’ bout a Revolution.
Posted on July 3, 2013 | No CommentsFracking, the new buzzword within the energy industry, has gained more and more attention over the past few years, both positive and negative. But what […] -
Renewable Energy? Just Click Print
Posted on June 5, 2013 | 1 CommentThe world of 3D printing has always been an undoubted technology of tomorrow, ‘molecular assemblers’ are one of the oldest stereotypes science fiction has to […] -
Bang! reviews Aubrey de Grey
Posted on June 3, 2013 | 1 CommentMax Bodmer reviews a recent talk by Aubrey de Grey and discusses some of the issues surrounding regenerative medicine and ageing. -
Science and Society Episode 1
Posted on June 2, 2013 | No CommentsLaura Soul speaks to Tim Middleton about the organisation Geology for Global Development and finds out how this and similar organisations can use their expertise […] -
There is No Such Thing as Bad Weather—Just the Wrong Clothes
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsWe Brits have a global reputation for being obsessed with the weather. Conversation around the dinner table never runs dry. As soon as awkward pauses […] -
Bad Pharma
Posted on May 13, 2013 | 3 CommentsThe practices of large pharmaceutical companies and scientific journals could “cause hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths every year”. This was the stark message Dr […] -
Time and Relative Dimensions in Space
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No Comments‘Time Crystals’ may sound like the exotic invention of a ‘70s science-fiction writer, but for over a year now they have been verging dangerously close […] -
The Chilly State of the Climate’s Future: Review of “Thin Ice”
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsWith increased media coverage about carbon footprints, rising temperatures and extreme weather, issues regarding climate change are attracting an increasing amount of attention. Despite the […] -
Bad Science: Why We Need Change in Government Drug Policy
Posted on April 28, 2013 | No CommentsIf you know the name Professor David Nutt, you probably haven’t heard it in a while. In 2009, Nutt dropped off the radar shortly after […]
