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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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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