Mark Lorch
Mark Lorch is a chemist at the University of Hull.
Articles by Mark Lorch
Can we make lithium extraction greener?
A groundbreaking device extracts the "white gold" passively
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How to recycle wind turbines
Britain plans to build thousands of wind turbines. And a scientific breakthrough may help ensure they don't end up in landfill
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The quest for universal blood
Scientists are searching for a way to create universal blood types
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The environmental cost of denim
The process of dying jeans their signature blue takes about 100 litres of water per pair. A groundbreaking new process could change that
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Why ‘designer yeast’ is a breakthrough
A recent success brings us closer to creating a completely synthetic complex cell
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Signs of life beyond Earth?
An exoplanet called K2-18b is sparking excitement
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The next generation of solar panels could be transformative
New technologies are being developed to make solar panels far more efficient
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A breakthrough in the hunt for chemical weapons
A new technique will help inspectors verify chemical attacks
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The female scientists written out of history
It’s 70 years since two men declared they had cracked DNA, erasing key contributions by women
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One step closer to easy green energy
Cheap hydrogen production is now within our sights, bringing us one step closer to a viable green economy.
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Purple gold
Why did the gold on the ceiling of the Alhambra turn a weird shade of purple?
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What’s behind altered sense of smell after Covid?
Some aromas smell disgusting to people with parosmia. New research helps to understand this now common condition.
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The tiny bears asleep on the moon
Tardigrades, micro-organisms that can survive extreme conditions, could hold the key to prolonging the shelf-life of protein-based therapeutics.
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The hidden costs of the CO₂ shortage
Europe has lately been suffering from a carbon dioxide shortage. But why can't we just extract it from the air?
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Doubt around new dementia drug
What prospects does the future hold for treating Alzheimer’s disease, now that doubt has been cast on the approval of Aducanumab?
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The Covid home test made from a humble coffee pod
The ingenious “CoroNaspresso” device uses a coffee machine capsule to test for Covid-19. Could it be mass produced?
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Superfast fold
AlphaGo, from the team at DeepMind, is now tantalisingly close to solving the protein-folding problem: a breakthrough which could lead to solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges.
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Life on love planet?
The hype over possible phosphine on Venus has overshadowed an uncomfortable reality.
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AI antibiotics
The threat of antibiotic resistance is looming, but artificial intelligence may show the way forward
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Living bricks
What if you could combine the structural integrity of a brick with the ability to self-replicate and grow?
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Trouble at sea: what fossil fuels are doing to our oceans
We know what carbon dioxide is doing to our atmosphere – but could it have an equally devastating effect on our oceans?
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Can you be a scientist and have religious faith?
Mark Lorch struggles to understand how some of his colleagues hold religious beliefs alongside a dedication to the scientific method.
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