
In the Spotlight


The Rise of the Spinning Egg
In the Spotlight By Sharmini Jayawardena Although spinning eggs have been studied for over years, there has not been a simple explanation for the rise …
The Rise of the Spinning Egg
Can Mathematics Understand the Brain?
In the Spotlight Can Mathematics Understand the Brain? – Prof. Alain Goriely, Oxford
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Update – Arise Sir Ringo!
In the Spotlight By Sharmini Jayawardena Arise Sir Ringo! Beatle Knighted at Buckingham Palace | ITV News “RINGO: Going on the Palladium was amazing for …
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The Mammoth Boom In Materials Inventions Part II
In the Spotlight By Sharmini Jayawardena PART II ‘Sweet spot’ in sweet material for hydrogen storage ‘“The motivation is to create an efficient material that …

The Mammoth Boom In Materials Inventions Part I
In the Spotlight By Sharmini Jayawardena There are materials, and materials, like Gypsum, prefabricated or precast concrete, pre-stressed concrete, reinforced concrete, plywood, MDF or medium …
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Our Very Own Spice Trail

By Sharmini Jayawardena We are embarking on this special trip, let’s say! A journey beyond, “light years beyond”, that of the mere mortals, where …
Our Very Own Spice Trail
St Patrick’s Day, W B Yeats And Maud Gonne 


By Sharmini Jayawardena I’m taking a listen to and tapping my toes and clicking my fingers and humming away to tunes on my fave radio …
St Patrick’s Day, W B Yeats And Maud Gonne