Matthew Gunther
During my PhD in Manchester, which focused on the UK’s nuclear waste inventory, I developed a strong passion for communicating science to the wider public. Armed only with a solitary microphone, my friends and I set up a podcast and blog tackling the top nuclear issues of the day, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Nuclear. I even decided to go one step further and dabble in scientific stand-up comedy with Bright Club Manchester. Following my PhD, I decided to pursue a career in science writing and was a science correspondent for Chemistry World until the end of 2016.
ResearchUranium compound unearths questions on nuclear waste
Environmental chemists place sub-surface uranium chemistry under the spotlight
NewsHow do you scrap a nuclear submarine?
The UK is facing a £7.5 billion bill to dismantle its 20 defunct vessels
NewsShelved nuclear power plans leave UK government's energy policy in hot water
Nuclear plant pull-outs bring energy finance models under the spotlight
ResearchMachine learning masters molecules
Deep learning algorithms set to transform time-consuming molecular screening programs
ResearchAlgorithm modelled on Google’s AlphaGo beats chemists at their own game
Organic chemists prefer routes plotted by software to those of other chemists
ResearchMolecular movie exposes perovskite solar cell’s inner workings
Electron camera may help uncover why perovskites are efficient light-harvesters
ResearchTuning in to AFM
In the first of a new series with an eye on the future we look at how manipulation at the level of atoms will transform chemistry
CareersWhy I mummified a taxi driver
Stephen Buckley explains how chemistry has rewritten ancient history
BusinessMylan may lay off up to 3500 staff
The move forms part of the US generic firm’s restructuring efforts
BusinessLonza to buy capsule manufacturer in $5.5bn deal
Swiss pharma firm looks to strengthen its position as world’s biggest drug manufacturing subcontractor
ResearchAnvil cell squeezes carbon into hexagonal diamond
Team makes rare diamond only ever found before in meteorite craters
ResearchChemists find mummified legs may belong to Queen Nefertari
Gas chromatography reveals legs belong to one of Egypt’s lost queens
BusinessBrexit could push UK chemical manufacturing abroad
Industry leaders say tariff-free access to EU single market is top priority
ResearchBismuth superconductor leaves theory up in the air
Discovery of superconductivity at exceptionally low temperatures confounds current understanding of the phenomenon
NewsIupac confirms names for four new elements
Elements that complete seventh row of periodic table will be named nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson
NewsExplainer: How a new element gets its name
Now that the names of the last four elements of the seventh row of the periodic table have been confirmed, we look at the how they got them
ResearchSpoked wheel polyphenylene rolls into flatland
Structure may act as building block for new class of 2D materials
NewsHealth agency calls for ban on neonicotinoid in Canada
Government body reports imidacloprid poses a threat to marine insects and soil-dwelling organisms