This is Leonard’s disciple motto, and it is also the title of this major piece of art (designed and painted by Paul Picard, my grand-dad) which has now found its home in my office. Challenge: how many of the characters on the frame can you identify (answer in the comments box please)? A higher resolution [...]
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Je sers la science et c’est ma joie
Posted in Art, Public understanding of science, Social and economic aspects of nanotechnology, tagged Leonard, Paintings on October 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The Lab: Interactive video of the Office for Research Integrity
Posted in Science and ethics, Social and economic aspects of nanotechnology, tagged Research integrity on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You can watch and make the right… and the wrong choices here;
RCUK/EPSRC workshop “Benefits and Risks of Nanomedicine”
Posted in Conference, Social and economic aspects of nanotechnology on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Announcing the MRC Centre for Drug Safety Science, ABPI, MHRA and RCUK/EPSRC workshop “Benefits and Risks of Nanomedicine” The MRC Centre for Drug Safety Sciences is holding a series of workshops, in conjunction with the ABPI and the MHRA, addressing the challenges facing drug safety science in a number of areas. Through this series we announce the [...]
Science in the bar: Nanotechnology
Posted in Public understanding of science, Science and ethics, Social and economic aspects of nanotechnology on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
SciBar is simple: each month we invite a scientist or specialist to give a short and informative presentation about their area of research or expertise. We enjoy a couple of drinks, ask questions and discuss the ideas raised. It is free, open to all and on the first Tuesday in the month. Well, next month [...]
Am I a counterfeiter?
Posted in Immigration rules, Science and ethics, Social and economic aspects of nanotechnology on November 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Asma is a Pakistani PhD student working in Irshad Hussain group in Pakistan. She was supposed to join my lab for a 6 months period starting in December. She had obtained competitive funding from the Higher Education Commission in Pakistan for this visit. Her visa has now been refused by the UK Border Agency (Home [...]
Bionano mini-workshop with guest speaker 03/04/2009
Posted in Bionano meeting, Social and economic aspects of nanotechnology, tagged AFM, bionano, Bionano meeting, cells, fibres, nanotubes, safety on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You can download the poster as a pdf here.
December Bionano meeting
Posted in Bionano meeting, Social and economic aspects of nanotechnology, tagged Bionano meeting on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Download the poster: poster05-12-08
Saving the world…
Posted in Social and economic aspects of nanotechnology, tagged molecular manufacturing, singularity on September 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Immediately after the publication of this article, I received an invitation to join the scientific board of the Lifeboat Foundation. The invitation was informal in style, as if written by an old friend familiar with my day-to-day research, calling me by my first name, Raphaël (with the accent, well done!), and noting that “We just [...]
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