Mike Hardy and Matt Nicholl say that scientists must get better at communicating with those in different fields to help solve today’s complex problems Working together Smart Nano NI is a consortium of universities and Northern Irish photonics-based companies that includes scientists from many different disciplines. (Courtesy: Mike Hardy, Smart Nano NI)"> Working together Smart Nano NI is a consortium of universities and Northern Irish photonics-based companies that includes scientists from many different disciplines. (Courtesy: Mike Hardy, Smart Nano NI) The lines between separate scientific disciplines are becoming more blurred. Solving today’s problems often requires teams of scientists from a range of specialisms. But multidisciplinary collaboration also has challenges, in particular the need to “speak the same language”, ask the “right” questions and be familiar with techniques and knowledge that exist in other fields.…