Quantum jumps. Instantaneous or not?
June 17, 2019
Quantum jumps? Instantaneously occurring, as Bohr and his quantum mechanics held, or do they take a bit more time, as Einstein suggested? … More Quantum jumps. Instantaneous or not?
Category: Science
Curved space?
June 10, 2019
Riemann’s work, first introduced on June 10th, 1854, provided the mathematical foundation of Einstein’s relativity. Without him, would we have the same level of understanding of spacetime and gravity today? … More Curved space?
Anti-ageing, cancer and more!
June 3, 2019
The role telomerase and your telomeres play in the processes of ageing and in cancerous cells and what modern medical research is doing! … More Anti-ageing, cancer and more!
The Fountain of Youth?
May 28, 2019
The fountain of youth? It once was a myth, but today the search for a ‘magical’ cure for ageing centres around the ends of our chromosomes! … More The Fountain of Youth?
Living in a mouldy home … is it a problem?
May 13, 2019
Living in a mouldy home … is it a problem? Will it make you sick, or make your house collapse? … More Living in a mouldy home … is it a problem?
Homogenised and Pasteurised … what does it mean?
May 6, 2019
What’s up with your milk? And those long words on the side, homogenised and pasteurised? They’re different processes that make your milk safe and pleasant to drink! … More Homogenised and Pasteurised … what does it mean?
On plastic waste in Biology labs
April 29, 2019
Science labs produce a shocking 2% of the world’s plastic waste. Why do they use so much, and what are they trying to do about it? … More On plastic waste in Biology labs
A bit of history and science regarding vaccines
April 22, 2019
A bit of history and science regarding vaccines and their development (going back to the Chinese over 1000 years ago) to today’s medical advances in cell culturing and genetic editing. … More A bit of history and science regarding vaccines
Photographing the invisible
April 15, 2019
We finally did it! Took a photo of a black hole. But how can you take a photo of something that doesn’t emit or reflect any light at all? … More Photographing the invisible
Book review: The Martian
April 8, 2019
Book review: The Martian, a combination of great science with great writing … what more could you ask? … More Book review: The Martian
