Expert Comment

"Friday 28th is the special date, with all 7 planets other than the Earth visible in the sky - if the night is clear! This ‘great planetary alignment’ won’t happen again until 2040, as it needs all the planets to be on the same side of the Sun."

"If a method could be found to e.g., produce bulk quantities or coat other materials in it, then depending on price it might find industrial use: the most obvious application is cutting (possibly including other diamonds!)."

Professor of population health, The University of Warwick, co-leading the EDITH trial

“Science is a fascinating and rewarding career. It includes a variety of interesting challenges and an opportunity to have genuine impacts on national and international policy and, in my case, health outcomes for millions of people. That is a great privilege."

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Life Sciences, The University of Warwick

“Initially, I just wanted to be a researcher and travel the world. Now, as I start my own research group, my goal is to establish myself as a scientist and help train the next generation, especially women, to find their passion in science. I want to encourage others to be excited about research and to create a team that produces quality, dependable science."

Associate Professor of Health services and public health research, University of Warwick

"I have always been interested in science. My parents are both nurses and growing up in Nigeria we had a pharmacy, and I was fascinated about how drugs work. I remember having a discussion with my dad where he told me about pharmacology, this inspired me to study physiology and pharmacology at university.