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Michael Allen

Freelance Science Journalist

Category: New Scientist

How the shimmering secrets of iridescence could keep us cool

Author AngharadPosted on 15 December 202118 May 2022Categories New ScientistTags materials, physics, structural colour

We’ve mastered acoustic levitation – and it is surprisingly useful

Author adminPosted on 15 September 202127 September 2021Categories New ScientistTags acoustic holograms, acoustic levitation, medical physics, physics, sonic tractor beam, ultrasound

Plants that suck metals from the soil can be farmed to make our tech

Author adminPosted on 6 January 202112 January 2021Categories New ScientistTags materials, rare earth elements, toxic metals

About

A British journalist covering a wide range of science subjects, with a focus on climate change and atmospheric science, sustainability, and physics, materials and engineering.

Contact

michael_h_allen [at] hotmail.com

Publications

  • AllThings.Bio
  • Chemistry & Industry
  • Discover
  • EOS
  • Hakai Magazine
  • Horizon
  • New Scientist
  • Physics World
  • SciDev.Net
  • Science
  • Smithsonian
  • youris.com

Topics

  • acoustic holograms
  • acoustic levitation
  • air pollution
  • atmospheric circulations
  • bio-based
  • bioeconomy
  • biology
  • biomedical
  • biophysics
  • bioplastic
  • birds
  • camouflage
  • careers
  • climate change
  • clothes
  • COVID-19
  • disease
  • disease diagnostics
  • education
  • entomology
  • extreme weather
  • fish
  • food waste
  • gender gap
  • health
  • imaging
  • insects
  • marine biology
  • marine plastics
  • materials
  • medical physics
  • microplastics
  • photonics
  • physics
  • plastic
  • plastic pollution
  • pollution
  • renewable energy
  • solar panels
  • sonic tractor beam
  • sound
  • structural colour
  • textiles
  • ultrasound
  • weather
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