Giants of the Infinitesimal
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: School of Chemistry
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Leroy Cronin (Principal Investigator) |
| Title | Brainwaves |
| Description | Prof Cronin has appeared on the BBC Radio Scotland "Brainwaves" program, in which he discusses his work, the origin of life, and his development as a scientist. (link below for a limited time only) |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Impact | Scottish audience (but also available on-line) |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b070d3yb |
| Title | Disruptive Interview |
| Description | In an interview for the 3D printing magazine "Disruptive", Lee Cronin discusses his approach of using 3D printing technology for drug discovery and pharmaceuticals, and the digitalisation of the chemical world. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Impact | target audience |
| URL | http://www.disruptivemagazine.com/opinion/disruptive-interview-lee-cronin-regius-chair-chemistry-uni... |
| Title | People Behind the Science |
| Description | Prof Cronin has appeared on the "People Behind the Science" podcast, where he shared his views on the Origin of Life, and on how chemistry gets complicated, as well as discussing his life as a scientist. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Impact | inspiration |
| URL | http://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-lee-cronin/ |
| Title | TED Talk |
| Description | The idea is to make a device that could download plans for molecules and create them, in exactly the way that 3D printers can download plans and create objects. He would have a universal set of software, hardware and inks, and he believes all of them, including the ink, could be fantastically cheap. The software would be the product; the materials would be commodities. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Impact | What would this mean? It would mean that you could print your own medicine. First, his team going to look at drug discovery and manufacturing. If drugs could be manufactured easily, they could be distributed anywhere - even printed at the point of need. If a new super-bug emerges, you could print a treatment right where it breaks out. Ultimately, Cronin says, "For me the cool bit, going into the future, is the idea of taking your own stem cells with your own genes and environment and printing your own medicine." Quickly delivered, cheap, personalized medicine. Does that sound like enough? If not, in the long long run, "You could make a matter fabricator. Beam me up, Scotty!" |
| URL | http://blog.ted.com/lee-cronin-at-tedglobal2012/ |
| Title | Through the Wormhole |
| Description | Lee Cronin and Cronin group research were featured on the latest episode of Through the Wormhole. Lee explained his theory of chemical evolution that pre-dates biological evolution without genes. The episode was broadcast on the Science Channel, and the Cronin Group research can be seen in the first section of the 1-hour episode. (with Morgan Freeman) |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Impact | Large audience. |
| URL | http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2qd2qu |
| Description | We have developed exhibits to show case nano-science to the public |
| Exploitation Route | best practice for science exhibit development communication with the public new ways to broaden participation in STEM |
| Sectors | Chemicals,Education,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |