Nishka Srivastava Anti-counterfeiting technology inspired by the wings of a butterfly. A robotic arm inspired by an elephant’s trunk. Fascinating ideas like these are everyday at The Biomimicry Institute – an organisation dedicated to promoting biomimicry, or design that emulates nature to create sustainable and effective solutions to our problems. Recently the Institute held their …
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Prof. Sara Seager is a professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She also holds professorships in the departments of Physics and Aeronautics & Astronautics. Her research is in the fields of planetary science and astrophysics and focuses on the search for habitable exoplanets by detecting certain “biosignature” gases …
Prof. Barbara Ryden is a Professor of Astronomy at the Ohio State University. She is a self-described “Cosmos Mariner: Destination Unknown”. Apart from pursuing research in galaxies and large scale structure, she is a successful textbook-writer: her book “Introduction to Cosmology” won the Chambliss Astronomy Writing Award. I came to know of Prof. Ryden through …
By Katie Bean Dr Federico Fanti is a palaeontologist whose many incredible achievements include the discovery of Machimosaurus rex (the largest sea-dwelling crocodile ever found) as well as the development of the first tool to prevent the illegal trade of dinosaur fossils in the Gobi desert. On behalf of the YSJ, I had the remarkable …
Professor Edward Witten is one of the most renowned and talented physicists of modern times. Currently, he works at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, researching mathematical physics. He has been awarded numerous prizes and honors – like the Fields Medal and Fundamental Physics Prize, to name a few. His contributions to string theory …
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell is an astrophysicist from the University of Oxford, England. In 1967, Burnell\’s work in astrophysics led her to the discovery of pulsars – round, compact objects that are roughly the size of a large city and have a larger mass than the sun. [1] This breakthrough is thought to be …
Young Scientists Journal team members, Dolapo, Dhruv, Nayyara and Mhairi recently had the opportunity to speak to Ryan Lee, Founder of h2hacks, about how he set up his organisation and about his passion for computer science. As a senior at Great Neck South High School, Ryan is working to spread his passion for computer science …
Over 100 young people from around the world volunteer as part of the Young Scientists Journal Team. In celebration of Volunteers\’ Week 2019 (1st-7th June), 16 year old Shannon shared what it’s like to be part of the team… Hey all, my name is Shannon and I am a 16 year old student from London …
Over 100 young people from around the world volunteer as part of the Young Scientists Journal Team. In celebration of Volunteers\’ Week 2019 (1st-7th June), Federico, a 17 year old based in USA/Italy, shared what it’s like to be part of the team… My name is Federico Galbiati, and I am an Italian junior high …
Ben Schwabe is a member of our Editorial Team, and was our first ‘Editor of the Month’ in recognition of his consistently high work ethic. Here, Ben shares insights about what it’s like to be part of the team… Hey! My name is Ben Schwabe, I’m 18 years old and I live in Leicestershire, in …
