The Bright Future of Solar Power
Title image credit: MIC Solar power is the world’s fastest growing energy generation technology. Solar energy production has grown from around 33.71 TWh in 2010 to 724.09 TWh in…
Peto’s Paradox
What Is Cancer? The ancient disease that is cancer has become a word intertwined with fear and dread. It is often described as the defining plague of our generation and…
The Grand Design
When and how did the universe begin? Why is there something rather than nothing? Why are we here? Why are…
3D Printing Organs
A shortage of organs represents a huge current major health crisis. We currently have an ageing population, and as we…
The Science Behind the Infinity Stones
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is perhaps the most well-known film series in cinema history. Having grossed $22.5 Billion, the Disney-owned franchise boasts…
New Innovations in the Rechargeable Battery Market
I recently conducted an interview with David Jones (the latest in my Talking Engineering series which you can find here). When…
Genome Sequencing
Your genome is the instructions for making and maintaining you, written in DNA. The human genome has 3.2 billion letters (nucleobases) and…
The Ageing Problem
Ageing is inevitable and always leads to death. Such a statement, although one we like to avoid, is something we…
A Meditation on Our Environment
I was originally going to call this article ‘A Meditation on Our Planet’, although I hesitate to use the word…
Genetic Engineering – CRISPR
The History of Genetic Engineering: -Humans have been genetically engineering life for millennia. Humans originally bred useful traits in animals and plants…
Talking Engineering (3) with David Jones
Episode 3 of Talking Engineering: An Interview with David Jones, July 2020 David graduated in Mechanical Engineering from UCL in 1985,…