How does a science employer go about getting their fair share of available applicants when recruiting? Is it all about salaries or does approach matter too? John Berry has some answers…

Recent high profile problems with the Dreamliner have highlighted the importance of getting battery technology right – but could Boeing have avoided the issues with the 787’s lithium batteries with appropriate laboratory testing?

Attracting funding for a new drug therapy is never easy – particularly when the treatment hasn’t yet been clinically trialled. But, as one developer discovered, it can be done.

Citizen science is experiencing a renaissance and with numerous projects available, non-scientists are proving that a PhD doesn’t have to be a prerequisite to the scientific endeavour. You can even map the most obscure parts of the universe without needing to get out of bed…

 Mobile devices are now ubiquitous in our personal lives – and it’s time for the revolution to move into the laboratory says Seamus Mac Conaonaigh

Sex-role reversal in the animal kingdom, where it’s the father, not the mother that takes care of its young has mystified researchers since Darwin. But new research at Bath and Sheffield Universities may shine light on this biological puzzle

 Materials testing is a laboratory technique that knows almost no bounds. By the addition of the appropriate sample grips, fixtures and accessories, a single test instrument can be transformed into making a multitude of tests.

The manipulation of genetic material is perhaps the single greatest biological advance of the last century. Here we examine the past, present and future of the most important tool of the genetic revolution – microinjection

Scheduled to open in 2015, the National Graphene Institute will be a world-leading research and incubator centre dedicated to the development of graphene, helping keep the UK at the forefront of the commercialisation of this revolutionary material. Here we learn that such lofty ambitions need a…

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative condition for which there is currently no effective treatment. Here we highlight the importance of enhancing drug delivery to the brain of potential treatments of this devastating disease