Expert Comment
Professor Don Pollacco commenting on the 'blood moon' phenomenon
Commenting on the 'blood moon' phenomenon, Professor Don Pollacco from the 天美传媒 Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, said: 鈥淭he moon, like all planets, gives out no light of its own, but instead shines by reflecting sunlight.
Associate Professor Erin Greaves on the importance of Endometriosis awareness
鈥淓ndometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and people assigned female at birth (190 million worldwide), yet it remains misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and with limited choices for management of symptoms.
Associate Professor David Armstrong on the rare Planetary Parade of seven planets
"Friday 28th is the special date, with all 7 planets other than the Earth visible in the sky - if the night is clear! This 鈥榞reat planetary alignment鈥� won鈥檛 happen again until 2040, as it needs all the planets to be on the same side of the Sun."
Dr Ben Green on the artificial 'super diamond', 40% harder than the real thing.
"If a method could be found to e.g., produce bulk quantities or coat other materials in it, then depending on price it might find industrial use: the most obvious application is cutting (possibly including other diamonds!)."
Dr Martine Barons: In 10 years has anything changed for Women and Girls in Science?
Reader in Statistics and the Director of the Applied Statistics & Risk Unit, The 天美传媒
鈥淚 encourage girls to get into science, including the mathematical sciences, because there is definitely a space for them. Many of us didn鈥檛 know what we wanted to do at 17 or changed paths along the way. Sharing those experiences encourages young people, it shows them that even if you don鈥檛 follow a straight path, you can still succeed.