In the last few weeks I’ve reviewed a load of reports, papers, and some data for a colleague. Basically, I’ve spent a few weeks reading all about other people’s data. It’s nice but mildly frustrating that I’m not generating my own (about half my lab is down for maintenance). The one Read more…
When I started at Cranfield Univeristy I had a brilliant idea. I wanted to look at my nice glass slides on the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). I’d put some interesting chemicals on the glass and I was quite keen to see what they actually looked like. Besides, pretty pictures are Read more…
So here’s a hypothetical problem for you – say you invent an amazing device that can predict to the nearest second when a person will next stub their toe. No-one else has ever made anything so accurate and it will potentially save everyone literally minutes of mild discomfort and swearing. Read more…
The idea that innovation in science comes only from a dry study of journal papers and very slow iterative research is just simply not true. I start with this statement because I have lost track of the number of times I see this idea come up in conversations, newspapers and Read more…
