Dr Korbinian Moeller – The Brain, the Body and Mathematics
Dr Korbinian Moeller and a team of researchers at the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien are endeavouring to identify the cognitive and neuronal processes underpinning an individual’s mathematical abi...
19 Sep 201912min
Jianguo Wang - Ion-Barrier Coatings: The Next Generation of Anticorrosion Technology
Corrosion, the gradual destruction of metals, is a significant physical and economic problem worldwide. Traditional heavy metal-based coatings used to protect metals are now viewed negatively due to t...
19 Sep 201912min
Tomography: An Innovative Technique for Assessing Forest Carbon Storage
Researchers from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and the University of Massachusetts have pioneered the use of tomography for assessing carbon storage in trees. While assessing this te...
13 Sep 201915min
Dr Elizabeth Nance – The Role of Nanoparticles in Neuroscience
Dr Elizabeth Nance has an impressive track record. Now a Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington, USA, Dr Nance’s work centres around the use of n...
13 Sep 201912min
A Holistic Approach to Improving Dairy Farming - Dr Amber Adams-Progar, Washington State University
Dairy farming is a tough business, where farmers experience countless challenges on a regular basis, from ensuring the health and welfare of their cattle to protecting the safety of their employees. D...
23 Aug 201911min
Lifting Brain Fog - Professor Etienne Sibille and Professor James Cook
Effective treatments for cognitive dysfunction, such as declines in memory and other mental faculties often associated with depression or old age, may be within reach, according to Professor Etienne S...
23 Aug 201913min
Understanding Lassa virus - Dr Matthew Boisen, Zalgen Labs
For many years, Dr Matthew Boisen, Director of Diagnostics Development at Zalgen Labs, has focussed on trying to understand Lassa fever. Part of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium, his group’s obj...
16 Aug 201913min
Understanding Fear in Animals - Professor Jeansok Kim, University of Washington
Research into animal fear typically utilises laboratory techniques based on Pavlovian fear conditioning, but these approaches are limited. Professor Jeansok Kim, from the Department of Psychology, Uni...
16 Aug 201912min
