Florence Bell: the ‘housewife’ who played a key part in our understanding of DNA
Florence Bell’s work producing X-rays of DNA laid the foundations for one of the landmark discoveries of 20th century science.
Kersten Hall, Author and Honorary Fellow, School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds
• conversation
Jan. 28, 2022 • ~6 min
Jan. 28, 2022 • ~6 min
Art illuminates the beauty of science – and could inspire the next generation of scientists young and old
Scientists have been using art to illuminate and share their research with the public for centuries. And art could be one way to bolster K-12 science education and scientific literacy in the public.
Chris Curran, Professor and Director Neuroscience Program, Northern Kentucky University •
conversation
Nov. 23, 2021 • ~10 min
Nov. 23, 2021 • ~10 min
50 years ago, the first CT scan let doctors see inside a living skull – thanks to an eccentric engineer at the Beatles' record company
On Oct. 1, 1971, Godfrey Hounsfield’s invention took its first pictures of a human brain, using X-rays and an ingenious algorithm to identify a woman’s tumor from outside of her skull.
Edmund S. Higgins, Affiliate Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
• conversation
Sept. 30, 2021 • ~10 min
Sept. 30, 2021 • ~10 min
Physicists uncover secrets of world’s thinnest superconductor
First experimental evidence of spin excitations in an atomically thin material helps answer 30-year-old questions, could lead to better medical diagnostics and more.
Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory •
mit
June 21, 2021 • ~9 min
June 21, 2021 • ~9 min
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