MICROFABRICATION

A patch for neurons

INFLAMMATION

Gums on a microchip

Peer reviews

Publishing rubbish

BUT SERIOUSLY

Tagging nanny

HOW IT WORKS

The laser beam – an all-purpose tool

Young opinions

“My research consultancy also contributes to scientific progress”

PLANT BREEDING

Resistance at the cost of growth

CONCEPTS

Sceptical

IN THE PICTURE

From contamination to consecration

MATERIALS

Colourful alarm

INCLUSION

Park life and neighbourhood inclusion

Research funding

New Zealand ceases funding the social sciences

VIRUSES

An invisibility cloak for a virus

NUMBERS

The scientifically illiterate and the politically clueless

FINANCIAL CRIME

Algorithms expose money laundering

ALCOHOL

Teetotal teens fake drinking to fit in

AUSTERITY

Taking a chainsaw to science

ON THE GRAPEVINE

Medical knowledge under threat