Cave art is one of the first expressions of human symbolic behaviour. It has been described as one of our…
Biorefineries: turning biomass into the future oil
Despite President Trump’s denial, climate change is real and we need to act. Decarbonizing our productive model (i.e., minimizing our…
Using maths to predict and prevent urban pollution
For the last six decades, humans and human activities have been moving from rural settlements to cities in a process…
CineScience III: Jason Becker and ALS; from basic research to general public
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disease considered the most common adult onset motor neuronal disorder. Sadly, this disease…
Women Scientists who opened doors in Oxford
The 11th of February is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. As many other institutions, the Society…
Plants do not live alone: bacteria to feed the world
Microorganisms are barely seen by the naked eye. Under this name we found different types such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa…
The role of the Natural Language Processing in the digital revolution of railway safety
It has been around one year since I wrote the post about how the fourth industrial revolution (aka digital revolution)…
Why active matter matters
«After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of […] life; nay, more,…
Artificial intelligence: hype or revolution?
You have probably heard about Artificial Intelligence (AI). It seems to be everywhere nowadays. Most technological companies seem to use…
Sir Robert Robinson, organic chemistry with capital letters
In Chemistry, as in other scientific areas, discoveries are usually named after the researcher who found them. For example, in…