All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 6
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ResearchMusical instrument turned into liquid density sensor
Low cost gadget fine-tuned with the help of a smartphone
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NewsArt conservation using saliva wins chemistry Ig Nobel
Prizes given for research that first makes you laugh and then make you think reward some more unlikely discoveries
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NewsPeer review investigation warns of growing ‘reviewer fatigue’
Greater recognition of the vital work referees play might help to reverse the trend
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NewsBlueprint outlined to add in ‘fail-safes’ for science publishing
Raft of measures suggested by prominent critics of science’s reproducibility problems
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NewsEuropean funders announce ambitious open access target
11 funding bodies promise to ban grantees from publishing in pay-walled journals by 2020
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NewsFirst protein probing experiments from Europe’s XFEL published
High-intensity x-rays offer insight into protein structure
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ReviewExhibition: The Future Starts Here
A look at the technology that challenges us to change the future
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FeatureOzone: the hole story
There is still a long road to recovery for the ozone layer, Emma Stoye finds
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ResearchNerve agents destroyed by self-powering enzyme nanobot
Pumping action of tethered organophosphorus acid anhydrase as it breaks up sarin and Soman is used to release antidote
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ResearchIron-trapping nanoparticles could help preserve the Mary Rose
Removing iron from the 16th century shipwreck’s wooden structures can halt the formation of sulfuric acid
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NewsBacterial fuel cell looks good on paper
Electron-generating microbes could provide the ideal power source for flexible, recyclable, paper-based electronics
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PodcastThe Beautiful Cure by Daniel Davis – Book club
Immunologist Daniel Davis reveals the complexities of the human immune system
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NewsPredatory conference scammers are getting smarter
The organisers of bogus scientific events are improving their websites and exploiting top researchers to get their hands on registration money
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ReviewThe Beautiful Cure: Harnessing your body's natural defences
The human body’s response to disease is fiendishly complex but endlessly fascinating
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News5000 German scientists have published in predatory journals
Exposé discovers academics from all walks of life have had work in suspect publications
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NewsNovichok poisoning breakthrough as original container found
Decontamination efforts continue as source of nerve agent found in victim’s house
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NewsRoyal Institution launches ambitious new five-year strategy
RI says new engagement initiatives will help it double in size by 2023
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NewsUK university to open ‘super lab’ for schools in new £18 million science building
A-level students will be able access to state-of-the-art equipment for practical work