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Here you will find blog posts sharing some interesting science I've stumbled across, some background into my own work, and anything else that I think is worth sharing. Enjoy your stay!

May 1, 2023

Loot Boxes in Video Games: Great Innovation or Gambling Worries?

Investigating the Psychological Effects of Loot Boxes and Government Policies to Control Them If you or your kids have played a...

Dec 2, 2021

Standing up for Science!

Communication is key when passing on important information to the public, media and policymakers. Since starting my PhD, I have become...

Nov 24, 2021

Potty about Pottery: Improving Machinability of Green-State Ceramics

In my fourth year of undergraduate I attended pottery classes in the SU, where, among many hand formation techniques, the tutor briefly...

Oct 13, 2021

My project: Plant-on-a-Chip

If I was to summarise my work in five words, I would say: sensors for plant stress response. When plants undergo stress, such as salt,...

Apr 9, 2021

Printing sensors on plants: measuring drought with micro-sensors directly printed on stomata

When searching for papers for a review on plant sensors, I came across many experiments that used sensors on plant materials, such as...

Phil Coatsworth

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