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...chemistry, governance, development and education. The points where these different disciplines meet is where the ‘light bulb’ moment happens; creativity and innovation emerge and you can see applications for the research that you hadn’t thought of or imagined. We also have a suite of state-of-the art laboratory facilities, mainly used by our students and...

...chemistry, based on methane and ammonia. We know that these substances, when irradiated by the sun, result in interesting mixes of chemicals that are precursors to amino acids and other biologically important molecules. The freezing temperature of Titan’s surface precludes anything being alive – but how far below the surface do you have to go before the environment...

...chemistry and physical and chemical conditions that result in the presence of water and energy that might support life. If life was found there it might even indicate a second genesis of life in addition to life on Earth. However, there is only so much that a single space mission can accomplish, especially since Europa Clipper and JUICE are orbiters. So, it is likely that...

...chemistry.’ Interestingly, we can find these exact same patterns in deep space. However, they aren't caused by biology or emotion. They are the result of fundamental physical laws. Gravity sculpts clouds into familiar shapes, quantum mechanics creates colourful light, and the conservation of energy keeps stars spinning at a precise rhythm. Here is the science behind...

...chemistry of any preserved metal fragments. At The University of Manchester in the x-ray imaging facility, we produced an x-ray CT model of the bead which illustrated the variations in its structure and composition in three dimensions. The results indicated the bead micro-structures observed and their composition were consistent with that of an iron meteorite that had...