Kelly Oakes

Jul 19, 2024 | sciencefocus.com | Kelly Oakes

Dr Gillian Sandstrom was at the opera when she realised how good she had become at talking to strangers. A woman with Parkinson’s was feeling anxious and needed an aisle seat and when Sandstrom noticed what was happening, she asked a whole row of people to move along to make room for the woman and her husband. “As the couple moved past me the husband said, ‘Thank you so much, I could never have done that,’ and I thought to myself, ‘past-Gillian couldn’t have done that either’,” she says.

Nov 2, 2023 | phys.org | Kelly Oakes

For researchers wanting to understand the inner workings of magnetic materials, transmission electron microscopy is an indispensable tool. Because the wavelength of an electron is much shorter than the wavelength of visible light, a beam of electrons transmitted through a thin slice of a material can create an image in which the inner structure of the material is magnified up to 50 million times, many orders of magnitude more than with an optical microscope.

Nov 1, 2023 | norwegianscitechnews.com | Kelly Oakes

For researchers wanting to understand the inner workings of magnetic materials, transmission electron microscopy is an indispensable tool. Because the wavelength of an electron is much shorter than the wavelength of visible light, a beam of electrons transmitted through a thin slice of a material can create an image in which the inner structure of the material is magnified up to 50 million times, many orders of magnitude more than with an optical microscope.

Oct 2, 2023 | bbc.com | Kelly Oakes

The seed guardians of Peru trying to save the potatoBy Kelly Oakes,Features correspondentAndesThe farmers in Peru's potato park are breeding climate-resilient potato varieties (Credit: Andes)From potatoes to quinoa, many of our favourite foods are at risk from threats like climate change and disease. The "seed guardians" of Potato Park in the Andes are hoping to change that. The potatoes that grow in the Andes of South America are far more than a starchy staple of the local diet.

Sep 19, 2023 | techxplore.com | Kelly Oakes

From smartphones to electric cars, lithium ion batteries have changed the way we power our lives. And in the push towards net zero carbon emissions globally, they will be a vital part of decarbonizing transport networks and switching to renewable energy.