All articles by Matthew Gunther – Page 2
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NewsOvertime pay for US postdocs may not materialise
Federal judge rules against controversial overtime provision law
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NewsChancellor reaffirms R&D funding boost in Autumn Statement
Pledge to build on UK’s innovation economy isn’t backed by further details
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NewsGender pay gap in science wider than national average
Science pay difference is only 3.8% less than the overall gap in 1997
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ResearchResearch uncovers formula for success in science
Path to success may be completely random with a scientist’s best research just as likely to come at the start of their career as at its end
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ResearchExplosive-sensing plant lights fuse for nanobionics
Nanotube-modified spinach can detect explosives and give off an IR signal
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NewsToxic gas plume spreading across Iraq
Sulfur dioxide from mine fire is responsible for at least two deaths
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NewsStudents shake and move for Dance your PhD prize
Researchers communicate their research through the medium of dance in international contest
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NewsUK scientists demand changes to higher education bill
Science groups claims legislation will undermine universities’ independence
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ResearchSolar cell produces electricity come rain or shine
All-weather cell turns salty raindrops into capacitors
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NewsWax pills for safe and simple olefin metathesis hit the market
Capsules preserve air-sensitive chemicals and forego need for glove boxes
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ResearchPrimitive microbe may offer a hotbed of methane
Microbe digests complex compounds from coal and turns them into methane
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NewsUK lab first to use liquid gallium x-ray source
The Small lab set to produce big results in nano-research
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ResearchMolecular energy transfer put under the microscope
Combining scanning tunnelling microscopy with luminescence gives access to energy transfer in action
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NewsMolecular machines roll in for the 2016 chemistry Nobel
Ben Feringa, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Fraser Stoddart take chemistry’s top gong for creating a series of nanoscale machines
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NewsWomen less likely to get top recommendation for postdoc posts
Data shows unconscious bias exists for both male and female reviewers in geoscience
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ResearchIR microscope exposes proteins in living cells
Tool avoids problems with IR microscopy to capture 3D images
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ResearchMicroscale chisel unearths current flow through solar cell
Defects may actually help improve working of popular photovoltaic device
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NewsRenewable energy now cheaper than some fossil fuels
Assessment suggests renewables costs will plummet by 2020
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NewsRussian nickel company takes blame for ‘river of blood’
Norilsk Nickel claim iron salt leak poses no risk to the environment
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NewsUK gives go-ahead for new nuclear plants
Hinkley Point project can proceed but financial safeguards will be enforced on investors