Trump shows his apathy for science

Standing up for science in the era of Trump.

The Trump Administration and the Environment - Heed the Science.

Science-based policies and regulations have resulted in tremendous gains in environmental quality and reduced the population’s exposure to harmful pollutants (Fig. 1). In the United States, the gains have been driven by major laws that were passed and amended by Republican and Democratic administrations alike (Table 1). For example, the 1970 Clean Air Act (CAA), signed by President Richard Nixo...

Jack Reeves and his science.

John T. (Jack) Reeves' science is reviewed across the 37 years of his research career at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, a period which occupied approximately half his remarkable life. His contributions centered on understanding the inter-relatedness as well as the underlying mechanisms controlling the various components of the O(2) transport system. We review here his studie...

Rutherford and the Science of His Day

It is a great honour and privilege to present the Rutherford Memorial Lecture here; and doing so has provided me with many opportunities to revive memories and to re-examine the whole range of Rutherford’s monumental contributions to science, a subject that is evergreen and an endless source of interest, enlightenment and inspiration. This has given me much pleasure and gratification. As my tit...

Enrico Drioli and His Life Time Love Affair with Membrane Science