Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)inBig Science at STFCHow searching Earth’s mines could help Mars rovers find alien lifeDeep underground in an old salt mine might seem to be a strange place to search for alien life but it is here, more than a kilometre…May 31May 31
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)The future of UK science shines brightImagine a tool so powerful it could unlock the secret movements of the atomic world and open a window into the very fabric of matter. This…Apr 30Apr 30
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)inBig Science at STFCFluorescent nanoparticles: the super-powered cell mapperIn a surprising scientific crossover, nanoparticles designed for use in solar panels to harness the light of the Sun could be used to shine…Mar 15Mar 15
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)inBig Science at STFCMeet the women charting unusual paths to discoveryA hobby crafter, horse-riding instructor, and beauty therapist walk into a world-leading science facility… no it’s not a set up for a joke…Mar 73Mar 73
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)inBig Science at STFCUnderground Science: Exploring the Large Hadron ColliderMy name’s Emma Hattersley, I study physics and I’m currently on a year-long industrial placement at the STFC Particle Physics Department…Feb 26Feb 26
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)inBig Science at STFCSick plants, your drone doctor will see you nowIf you want to stop plant disease in its tracks, it’s essential that the damage is diagnosed as quickly as possible. To do that, you can…Feb 13Feb 13
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)inBig Science at STFCHow the neutron was discovered (or, how small stuff hit the big time)Without both the neutron and proton matter as we know it couldn’t exist, but it was the show-stealing positively-charged proton that…Feb 7Feb 7
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)inBig Science at STFCWalking the Planck: the weird world of the littlest measureCan there be a distance too small to measure or a moment of time so brief that it can’t be timed? Welcome to the weird quantum world of…Jan 121Jan 121
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)inBig Science at STFCDeep into that dark(matter)ness peeringWho doesn’t want a tenuously halloween-themed comic strip to celebrate the weirdness of dark matter on the day tenuously linked to…Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)inBig Science at STFCWhat is dark matter?Explore the mystery of dark matter with our print-out-and-keep infographic guides (you don’t have to print it out, you can just look at it…Oct 24, 20234Oct 24, 20234