Want to turn up the heat on cancer? Go for Gold
Katie Fegan dives into the science behind gold nanoparticles for photothermal cancer therapy. Just like Goldilocks, cancer cells are...
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SATNAVmagazine
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
Revolutionary or ridiculous: the link between solar activity and earthquakes
Matthew Morris discusses the link between solar activity and earthquakes. Earthquakes are destructive natural events, causing an average...
SATNAVmagazine
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
A Revolution in the Sky
Holly Dale explores the utilization of drones in our future, whether that be good or bad. Picture this: the year is 2030 and you are...
SATNAVmagazine
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
Getting to the heart of the matter
Sam Lee highlights how advances in fluorescence microscopy are aiding in the fight against heart attacks. Diseases affecting the heart...
SATNAVmagazine
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
An Ecological Breakthrough in the Heart of Birmingham
Daisy Cave discusses the recent return of otters to Birmingham’s waterways Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) are arguably amongst the West...
SATNAVmagazine
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
"Science for the sake of science" - should we be landing mankind on the Moon again?
Mia Wroe explores whether money going towards sending mankind to the moon again for ‘Plan B’ is the right thing to do. The undeniable aim...
SATNAVmagazine
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Fusion: Future or Failure?
Samaiyah Rehman investigates ITER and its efforts to bottle a star. The same phenomena that fuels the Sun could be used to produce...
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 24, 2020
- 2 min
Yvonne Baker: "Birmingham, STEM Ambassadors and me"
SATNAV reports on the EPS Distinguished Lecture, March 2020 On March 11th 2020, over 30 years after graduating from the University of...
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 23, 2020
- 3 min
Colonialism and communicable diseases
Sophie Byrne examines the effects of engineered waterways on public health crises Waterways provide ample breeding grounds for...
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
The Natural Nuclear Reactor: Lessons for the Future
Matthew Morris looks to the past in solving the problem of high-level radioactive waste. Around two billion years ago, something strange...
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 21, 2020
- 3 min
Opening Doors: An Accessibility in Science Event
Nadia Farag takes a look at how disability should be recognised and considered in everyday life. SATNAV, in collaboration with ChemSoc...
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 20, 2020
- 3 min
Filling in the gaps
Giles Manning considers the reasons why some people have been forgotten from history, while others have not. There are certain figures...
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 19, 2020
- 4 min
"Computers don't understand English"
Weronika Wiesiołek recounts Grace Hopper’s story behind accessible programming. It is 1951. The world is occupied with tension arising...
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
STEM, LGBTQ & You: Bridging the representation gap
An insight into oSTEM’s inclusive conference by Sophie Byrne LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning) people...
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
Invisible barriers to fieldwork: breaking the period taboo
Mia Wroe outlines why fieldwork should not be a barrier to women in STEM and some helpful tips on surviving in the field while menstruating
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
"But you don't look like a scientist"
bigail Joyce casts a spotlight on the portrayal of female scientists in the media
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
Louis Le Prince: the Father of Film Who Disappeared
Louisa Spillman delves into whether Thomas Edison was behind the disappearance of his competitor, Louis Le Prince. Would Edison do whatever
SATNAVmagazine
- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min
Famine, fire and fluorosis
Daisy Cave rediscovers an 18th Century tragedy
SATNAVmagazine
- Nov 30, 2020
- 6 min
Maria Sharif: Research Diaries
Daisy Cave interviews Maria Sharif on how COVID-19 has affected her PhD and science communication. Maria Sharif, founder of the Research...
SATNAVmagazine
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
Pandemic Android: an overview of the recent NHS COVID-19 app
Charlotte Tomlinson provides an outline of the new NHS COVID-19 app, how it works, and its efficacy so far. On the 24th of September, the...
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