As last year marked the 50th anniversary of the microchip, Laboratory News investigates the microchip’s potential in the world of medicine, including restoring vision to previously blind patients
Oxford University’s new research laboratories have been designed by Make Architects and Nightingale Associates – Laboratory News learns what goes into making the perfect lab
Space is long overdue for a spring clean suggests a NASA-sponsored report which revealed the amount of space junk orbiting the Earth has reached tipping point – but what solutions are there?
In order for solar technology to advance we need to fully understand the impacts of different materials on thermal performance. Here, Peter Davies discusses thermal characterisation of photovoltaic materials
Rapid microbial methods can save a laboratory time and money – but incorporating them can be a battle with management. Here is our guide to getting the money men to recognise the importance of your lab practices
Over the last 50 years, laser light has become an all-encompassing tool in many areas of science and technology, industrial production, and healthcare. Today, physicians use lasers to improve the quality of life of countless people around the world.
It’s been over 10 years since the first draft of the human genome was published and since then the race has been on to identify disease-causing genetic variations. As we move ever closer to the goal of affordable personal genome sequencing, a new whitepaper by Oxford Gene Technology (OGT)…
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Mary Ryan tries to save the last Flying Pencil
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