Does nuclear waste have to be wasteful?
Spent nuclear fuel must be treated and managed safely and securely to ensure that it poses no risk to people...
Category: Research in Edinburgh
An attempt at understanding fragile X syndrome
Several diseases within the autistic spectrum are often linked to genetic mutations that affect protein synthesis in neurons. An example...
The world’s smartest water tank opens its doors to the public
As concerns regarding climate change and finite fossil fuel deposits continue to mount, renewable energy is becoming increasingly important in...
Prion disease pathogenesis and microbiota: how answering one question unveils many more
Professor Neil Mabbott and his group at the Roslin Institute have contradicted data that was originally published more than 20...
Secrets in the genome: mysteries of the cryptobyotes
Would you believe it if you were told that there are organisms that can exist and function perfectly well in...
Exoplanet data: a new frontier?
June 19th, 2017 – The Kepler space telescope, quietly searching for a twin to Earth, has scanned the light of...
How super are supercomputers?
What are supercomputers? How important are they and how similar are they to our personal computers? Weronika Filinger is an...
Science on a summer’s evening 2017: Chemistry’s role in recovering metals from “urban mines”
When we think about metals like iron and gold or aluminium and zinc, we think of them as familiar and...
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet: ancient origins and present-day relevance
One century after the excruciating expedition of endurance led by Sir Ernest Shackleton across the entire Antarctic continent, a new...