Bang! Blog Archive
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![How can we make sense of phenomena in the world around us? How can we predict what’s likely to happen in the future, or […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/8214955983_835087f57b-195x110.jpg "Modelling Magic")
Modelling Magic
Posted on March 15, 2015 | No CommentsHow can we make sense of phenomena in the world around us? How can we predict what’s likely to happen in the future, or […] -
![This article was recently printed in Bang!’s Women in Science issue. Bang! would like to apologise to Rob Shalloo for the discrepancies between his final […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/8897696003_77fa0b9f10_o-e1426260312602-195x110.jpg "Riding a Plasma Wave")
Riding a Plasma Wave
Posted on March 7, 2015 | No CommentsThis article was recently printed in Bang!’s Women in Science issue. Bang! would like to apologise to Rob Shalloo for the discrepancies between his final […] -
![Chemical reactions proceed via a mechanism – one or more steps in which electrons are transferred between molecules (‘intermolecular’), or within a molecule (‘intramolecular’). Each […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/COonRuTS-195x110.jpg "Transition State Photography – Capturing the Birth of a Bond")
Transition State Photography – Capturing the Birth of a Bond
Posted on March 3, 2015 | No CommentsChemical reactions proceed via a mechanism – one or more steps in which electrons are transferred between molecules (‘intermolecular’), or within a molecule (‘intramolecular’). Each […] -
![Oxford is home to a multitude of female scientists who are leaders in their fields. Here, Bang! looks at just a few examples. 1) Helen […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Marian-Dawkins-coloured1-e1425158431129-195x110.jpg "11 Female Scientists To Look For Around Town")
11 Female Scientists To Look For Around Town
Posted on February 28, 2015 | No CommentsOxford is home to a multitude of female scientists who are leaders in their fields. Here, Bang! looks at just a few examples. 1) Helen […] -
![Fog over the Forest: How do the land and atmosphere affect one another? We all know that humans are changing the planet’s surface – deforestation, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Land-atmosphere-195x110.jpg "Environmental Damage: Positive Feedback?")
Environmental Damage: Positive Feedback?
Posted on February 27, 2015 | No CommentsFog over the Forest: How do the land and atmosphere affect one another? We all know that humans are changing the planet’s surface – deforestation, […] -
![America, 1900s: over half of the population is dying from infectious disease. 2014 and this figure is less than 3%. We engineered our way out of […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/big-data-word-cloud-195x110.jpg "Big Data: The Cure For Ageing?")
Big Data: The Cure For Ageing?
Posted on February 24, 2015 | No CommentsAmerica, 1900s: over half of the population is dying from infectious disease. 2014 and this figure is less than 3%. We engineered our way out of […] -
![Plastic, plastic, everywhere: but the smaller particles hidden beneath the surface may be the greater threat. You can’t see it from satellites. You can’t see […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/plastic-ocean-195x110.jpg "Oceans of Plastic")
Oceans of Plastic
Posted on February 19, 2015 | No CommentsPlastic, plastic, everywhere: but the smaller particles hidden beneath the surface may be the greater threat. You can’t see it from satellites. You can’t see […] -
![The world boasts a diverse range of weird and wonderful creatures, from butterflies, Salmonella and octopuses, to humans, mushrooms and Komodo dragons. All of them […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Botany-Iona-Richards1-195x110.gif "Keeping up the pace")
Keeping up the pace
Posted on February 14, 2015 | No CommentsThe world boasts a diverse range of weird and wonderful creatures, from butterflies, Salmonella and octopuses, to humans, mushrooms and Komodo dragons. All of them […] -
![66 million years ago an asteroid 15 kilometers across smashed into the Gulf of Mexico with the power of more than a billion atomic bombs. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/6997239173_3ec50765b8_o-195x110.jpg "The Age of Mammals")
The Age of Mammals
Posted on February 14, 2015 | No Comments66 million years ago an asteroid 15 kilometers across smashed into the Gulf of Mexico with the power of more than a billion atomic bombs. […] -
![What Lies Beneath: A Hidden Danger lurks under Earth’s crust A big earthquake is coming, but we don’t know when. That’s the problem faced by some of […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dry-ground-195x110.jpg "Surviving Earth’s Hidden Danger")
Surviving Earth’s Hidden Danger
Posted on February 11, 2015 | No CommentsWhat Lies Beneath: A Hidden Danger lurks under Earth’s crust A big earthquake is coming, but we don’t know when. That’s the problem faced by some of […] -
![This article ties in with our “Women in Science” issue of Bang! that you will be coming out soon! To celebrate the Royal’s Society 350th anniversary, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Physiology-Artist-Haneesh-Sidhu1-195x110.jpg "Royal Society’s Top 10 Women in Science")
Royal Society’s Top 10 Women in Science
Posted on February 3, 2015 | No CommentsThis article ties in with our “Women in Science” issue of Bang! that you will be coming out soon! To celebrate the Royal’s Society 350th anniversary, […] -
![Biolistics is a technique that physically fires DNA into cells with a particle gun. Cells are bombarded with tiny DNA-coated metal microprojectiles through the use […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Intelligence-Artist-Sophia-Malandraki-Miller-Color-Designer-Thao-Do-195x110.png "Pass Me The Gene Gun")
Pass Me The Gene Gun
Posted on February 2, 2015 | No CommentsBiolistics is a technique that physically fires DNA into cells with a particle gun. Cells are bombarded with tiny DNA-coated metal microprojectiles through the use […] -
![What’s the most cost effective way to power an LED lamp? How about by using gravity…? Introducing the GravityLight. The GravityLight is an LED lantern […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Technology-Sai-Ulluri2-195x110.png "Gravity Powered Lamp Pulls in Brighter Future")
Gravity Powered Lamp Pulls in Brighter Future
Posted on January 29, 2015 | No CommentsWhat’s the most cost effective way to power an LED lamp? How about by using gravity…? Introducing the GravityLight. The GravityLight is an LED lantern […] -
![Hi there, I do not think we have met before. I live on the bottom of the Indian Ocean, so that is no wonder. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/11847079564_738048a775_z-195x110.jpg "10 Reasons Why Octopuses Are Awesome")
10 Reasons Why Octopuses Are Awesome
Posted on January 24, 2015 | 1 CommentHi there, I do not think we have met before. I live on the bottom of the Indian Ocean, so that is no wonder. […]
