Mark LorchThe chemistry behind your LCD flat-screen devices: how a scientist changed the worldIn a laboratory at the University of Hull 50 years ago, a new chemical compound was created that would impact the world as much as any…·5 min read·Feb 23, 2022----
Mark Lorch#Just143Just 143 interactions brought COVID from Wuhan to me. I can’t know the tales behind the interactions, but together we can imagine them.·3 min read·Nov 9, 2021----
Mark LorchGreat Explanations — 20 amazing scientists on the best thing they ever learntHelp to get this amazing book off the ground by bagging a reward at https://unbound.com/books/great-explanations/·2 min read·Sep 16, 2021----
Mark LorchThe Periodic Dinner TableA demo packed chemistry show crossed with a comedy sketch and a game of bingo played on a periodic table.·1 min read·Aug 9, 2021----
Mark LorchKids are using soft drinks to fake positive COVID tests — I’ve worked out the science and how to…Children are always going to find cunning ways to bunk off school, and the latest trick is to fake a positive COVID-19 lateral flow test…·5 min read·Jul 2, 2021----
Mark LorchScientists invent home COVID-19 test using coffee machine capsulesTransitioning to home working had its challenges for us all, but when your job involves researching biological applications for…·4 min read·Apr 6, 2021----
Mark LorchFour ways to respond to vaccine sceptics — and maybe even convince themFor most of the 20th century, more than 60,000 people died in the US from polio, diphtheria and small pox each year. In 2016, the American…·4 min read·Nov 25, 2020----
Mark LorchCuriosity and distressResearch is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind·4 min read·Jul 2, 2020----
Mark LorchThe astronomical length of DNAHow far would all of your DNA stretch?·2 min read·Jul 25, 2019--2--2