Victoria Atkinson is a freelance science journalist, specializing in chemistry and its interface with the natural and human-made worlds. Currently based in York (UK), she formerly worked as a science content developer at the University of Oxford, and later as a member of the Chemistry World editorial team. Since becoming a freelancer, Victoria has expanded her focus to explore topics from across the sciences and has also worked with Chemistry Review, Neon Squid Publishing and the Open University, amongst others. She has a DPhil in organic chemistry from the University of Oxford.
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How do electric batteries work, and what affects their properties?Electric vehicles use lithium ion batteries with small amounts of nickel, manganese and cobalt. How do they work and what chemistry affects their properties?
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A new, ridiculously slippery toilet bowl could keep poop from sticking, scientists reportScientists have made a tiny model of a new, incredibly slippery toilet that poop shouldn't stick to.
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Why does paper tear more easily when it's wet?Paper gets flimsy when wet due to its chemical structure, primarily its hydrogen bonds.
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