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OPT IN! – Generating Experts In The Field Of Optics – Dr Alexis Vogt, State University Of New York
Optics is an intrinsic part of many powerful and developing technologies in areas such as biotechnology, national security and manufacturing. However, there is a global shortage of optics technicians, which is hindering progress. To address this, Dr Alexis Vogt of...
An Arts-based Approach to Science Communication Training – Dr Daniel J. McGarvey and Sarah E. Faris
Rapid growth in the number and diversity of digital media outlets is creating novel opportunities to increase public engagement with science. Dr Daniel J. McGarvey and Sarah E. Faris, working at Virginia Commonwealth University, have developed an interdisciplinary...
DREAM STEM: Driving Entrepreneurship & Academic Success
Identity as a scientist and entrepreneurial thinking are critical for students of STEM to succeed, both in their college-based education and their careers. In recognition of this, a team of researchers from North Carolina Central University has developed DREAM STEM –...
The Role of Human Motivation in Achieving Organisational Sustainability – Professor Martina Blašková, University of Žilina
To protect planet Earth and all its inhabitants, humankind will have to re-think its strategies for development, to ensure that they are fair, balanced and sustainable. In a recent study, Professor Martina Blašková and her colleagues at the University of Žilina,...
Biology
Top SciPods from the bio-science communities
Engineering Solutions for Improved Vaccines – Calder Biosciences Inc.
Designing better vaccines is the end goal for Calder Biosciences Inc., a company that has found a new way to engineer vaccines, ensuring greater stability, prolonging their duration in the body and thereby enhancing protection. Using a natural chemical reaction known...
Teaching the Genome Generation – Dr Charles Wray, The Jackson Laboratory
Since the release of the first human genome, our understanding of genetics has grown significantly. However, keeping up with developments in the field can be overwhelming for students, and even teachers. Dr Charles Wray of The Jackson Laboratory has created a unique...
The Evolution of Genetic Coding – Professor Charles Williams Carter, University of North Carolina
The research of Professor Charles Carter, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, unravels some of the biggest mysteries of molecular evolution. His research is dedicated to investigating how information flows from genes to proteins found in living organisms...
An Enzyme for the Future – Professor Tony Moore, University of Sussex
Professor Tony Moore and his team at the University of Sussex are investigating the alternative oxidase. This enzyme provides an alternative route for molecular oxygen in the pathways of energy production that are often considered to be wasteful of energy but hold the...
Earth and Environment
Popular SciPods from earth and environmental sciences
Saving Primates We Need to Act Before It’s Too Late – Drs Alejandro Estrada and Paul A Garber
Nonhuman primates (prosimians, monkeys, and apes) are our closest biological relatives, and they offer critical insights into our evolution, biology and behaviour. Yet, unsustainable human activities are now the major force driving these animals to extinction....
Analysing Earth’s Magnetospheric System A Web of Interconnections – Dr Joseph E. Borovsky, Space Science Institute
The behaviours of physical systems are often decided by complex webs of connections between properties, where a small change in just one variable could cause changes in every other one. Dr Joe Borovsky at the Space Science Institute of Boulder, Colorado, and his...
The Role of Human Motivation in Achieving Organisational Sustainability – Professor Martina Blašková, University of Žilina
To protect planet Earth and all its inhabitants, humankind will have to re-think its strategies for development, to ensure that they are fair, balanced and sustainable. In a recent study, Professor Martina Blašková and her colleagues at the University of Žilina,...
When Viruses Infect Plants – Dr Hernan Garcia-Ruiz, University of Nebraska
Just as human beings can catch a cold, plants can also get viral infections. Understanding the mechanisms regulating the interactions between plants and viruses is the first step towards developing better management strategies and using biotechnology methods to...
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Engineering and Technology
New SciPods in engineering and technology
Inspiring Students at The Duke Energy Academy at Purdue – Pankaj Sharma, PhD, MBA
A secure and sustainable energy supply for the future depends upon communities and industries working together. To facilitate this, a skilled STEM workforce is needed. To that end, Dr Pankaj Sharma a courtesy professor at Purdue University and his colleagues have...
Teachers Inspired by The Duke Energy Academy at Purdue – Pankaj Sharma, PhD, MBA
Much of the responsibility of improving science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education has fallen upon teachers. However, it is often just assumed that they have the tools and skills needed to fulfil that responsibility. Dr Pankaj Sharma a courtesy...
Improving Electrode Microstructural Dynamics & Battery Performance – Dr Partha P. Mukherjee, Purdue University
Whether it be enabling renewable technologies, mobilising electric vehicles, or powering the electronic devices we carry, batteries are essential to modern life. As technology continues to advance, high-quality, long-lasting batteries are needed more than ever. Dr...
Wolfspeed & International Femtoscience – Creating a New Generation of Capacitors
Capacitors are a vital component in virtually every electronic device we use, and yet, innovations that make them more efficient have been a long time coming. Mr John Fraley and his colleagues at Wolfspeed, A Cree Company, and International Femtoscience are now...
Health and Medicine
New and popular SciPods in health and medicine
Engineering Solutions for Improved Vaccines – Calder Biosciences Inc.
Designing better vaccines is the end goal for Calder Biosciences Inc., a company that has found a new way to engineer vaccines, ensuring greater stability, prolonging their duration in the body and thereby enhancing protection. Using a natural chemical reaction known...
Teaching the Genome Generation – Dr Charles Wray, The Jackson Laboratory
Since the release of the first human genome, our understanding of genetics has grown significantly. However, keeping up with developments in the field can be overwhelming for students, and even teachers. Dr Charles Wray of The Jackson Laboratory has created a unique...
Unlocking the Sweet Secrets of the Microbiota – Professor Lloyd Kasper, Dr Nader Yaghoubi, Dr Javier Ochoa-Repáraz
The pioneering research of Professor Lloyd Kasper while at Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, and Javier Ochoa-Repáraz at Eastern Washington University, has revealed that microbes living within our gut contain and release compounds such as a specific...
The Evolution of Genetic Coding – Professor Charles Williams Carter, University of North Carolina
The research of Professor Charles Carter, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, unravels some of the biggest mysteries of molecular evolution. His research is dedicated to investigating how information flows from genes to proteins found in living organisms...
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Physical Sciences
Latest SciPods from the physical science community
OPT IN! – Generating Experts In The Field Of Optics – Dr Alexis Vogt, State University Of New York
Optics is an intrinsic part of many powerful and developing technologies in areas such as biotechnology, national security and manufacturing. However, there is a global shortage of optics technicians, which is hindering progress. To address this, Dr Alexis Vogt of...
Investigating the Evolution of Star Formation with Millimetre Wave Astronomy – Dr Reinhard Genzel, Dr Linda Jean Tacconi, Dr Karl-Friedrich Schuster
Astronomers have much to learn from the giant clouds of gas and dust that occupy the vast spaces between stars. These conglomerates of dense, cool interstellar matter provide the food needed for star formation in galaxies. Over the past decade, Dr Reinhard Genzel and...
Analysing Earth’s Magnetospheric System A Web of Interconnections – Dr Joseph E. Borovsky, Space Science Institute
The behaviours of physical systems are often decided by complex webs of connections between properties, where a small change in just one variable could cause changes in every other one. Dr Joe Borovsky at the Space Science Institute of Boulder, Colorado, and his...
Illuminating Fractional Reasoning for Students with Learning Disabilities – Dr Jessica Hunt, North Carolina State University
Making sense of fractions can be challenging for students with learning disabilities. Dr Jessica Hunt of North Carolina State University studies how these children think and learn and is developing novel teaching methods that facilitate mathematics learning for this...
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