Laura Thomson

Senior Editor

Laura Thomson graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with an English and Sociology degree. During her studies, Laura worked as a Proofreader and went on to do this full-time until moving on to work as a Website Editor for a leading analytics and media company.

In her spare time, Laura enjoys reading a range of books and writing historical fiction. She also loves to see new places in the world and spends many weekends walking with her Cocker Spaniel Millie.

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Articles from Laura

Engineering Auxin Pathways for Flexible and Simple One-Pot Biosynthesis

Many widely used synthetic and abiotic processes might benefit from enzymes that can directly catalyze the production of amide or carboxyl groups.

16 Feb 2022

Heat Extremes and the Changes Occurring in Marine Systems

Researchers have developed new statistical frameworks that allow for a more flexible characterization of extreme maritime heat events based on locally specified fixed or sliding baselines and a seasonally changing threshold (e.g., 90th) that may be used to a wide range of spatial and temporal scales

15 Feb 2022

An Interview with Women in the Clean Technology Sector

AZoCleantech speaks to several inspiring women within the clean technology sector to commemorate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022 and to help recognize the important role women and girls play in STEM.

11 Feb 2022

Investigating the Rising Global Ocean Deoxygenation Levels Caused by Climate Change

Deoxygenation boosts greenhouse gas emissions, inhibits diverse life processes, diminishes halobiotic abundance, and collapses ecosystems. Researchers looked at the ToE of oxygen changes over all vertical zones of the global ocean as predicted by two sets of large ensemble simulations from the Commo

11 Feb 2022

Converting Carbon Dioxide into a Solid

AZoCleantech speaks to Dr. Ken Chiang from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Chiang explains how his team instantly converted CO2 into a solid in a ground-breaking study.

28 Jan 2022

Elastomeric Electrolytes Enables Stable Operation of Solid-State Lithium Batteries

Researchers of a study published in Nature envisioned that outstanding mechanical and ionic properties could be realized in solid-state lithium batteries, provided ionic conducting materials form a 3D interconnected phase inside a mechanically strong elastomer matrix via PIPS.

25 Jan 2022

Future-Proofing Food Crops in a Warming Climate

AZoCleantech speaks to Amanda Cavanagh from the University of Essex about the future of agriculture in a changing climate and how bypassing a photosynthetic glitch could help us to future-proof our food crops.

21 Jan 2022

Classifying Plastics with Hyperspectral Camera Analysis and Unsupervised Machine Learning

This study determined whether detailed plastic-type recognition is possible utilizing reflection imaging using a hyperspectral camera (HC) technology in the wavelength range of 955-1700 nm with minimal data processing

17 Jan 2022

Reducing Energy Usage with Smart-Roof Coatings

AZoCleantech speaks to Dr. Junqiao Wu about his team's smart-roof coating development. The technology could be used to transform roof materials, automatically disabling radioactive cooling in the winter and keeping us warm and cool depending on the season.

6 Jan 2022

Rapid Melting of Himalayan Glaciers

AZoCleantech interviews Jonathan Carrivick from the University of Leeds about his research on the extent of Himalayan glacier melting. His team mapped ~15,000 Himalayan glaciers and found that they are melting at a greater rate than ever before.

5 Jan 2022