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Motor mimicry could offer insight into muscle conditions say researchers
Added: 21 Mar 2026
Mechanical motors created to mimic molecules that enable human muscles to contract could eventually…

‘Breakthrough’ claimed for sustainable reuse of industrial NBR rubber
Added: 21 Mar 2026
Two pioneering techniques for the sustainable use of nitrile rubber products as new carbon dioxide-…

CrossSense smart specs win Longitude dementia award £1mill grand prize
Added: 21 Mar 2026
CrossSense, the smart glasses-based AI assistant designed to help early stage dementia sufferers wi…

Quantitative analysis of microplastics in shellfish using pyrolysis GCMS
Added: 16 Mar 2026
Many analytical techniques are capable of quantifying microplastics and those larger than 20µm can …

Gut health issues ‘raise risk for heart failure patients’
Added: 13 Mar 2026
People with heart failure have 8% more chance of being hospitalised or dying if they also have poor…

Collaborators apply intelligence to create smart telescopes
Added: 12 Mar 2026
Britain’s Hartree Centre facility has teamed with one of Africa’s leading astronomical institutions…

Consultation measures support for fast track access to medical device imports
Added: 11 Mar 2026
Plans to speed up access to new healthcare devices by aligning regulation with the European Union a…

Product Update: Liebherr expands UK lab portfolio
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Commercial refrigeration specialists Liebherr have introduced seven high performance countertop and…

NMRC site provides first ‘terrestrial anchor’ for UK space manufacturing
Added: 4 Mar 2026
Work has finished on what will be the UK’s first in-space manufacturing hub, the new National Micro…

UK built detector components arrive in US for flagship neutrino experiment
Added: 4 Mar 2026
Four ‘building-sized’ components which will play an essential role in the UK contribution to an amb…

Bath combines biology and chemistry to thwart cancer drivers
Added: 4 Mar 2026
University of Bath researchers are harnessing bacteria to develop millions of potential drug molecu…

Ellison purchase swells Triangle’s lab space market but problems remain
Added: 1 Mar 2026
Oxfordshire, a key part of UK life sciences’ Golden Triangle region, had an annual take-up of lab s…

Stratech acquisition signals further expansion for Europa Biosite
Added: 1 Mar 2026
Cambridge Bioscience has purchased its fellow life sciences product distributor Stratech Scientific…

Whale research suggests older lovers may have the best tunes
Added: 1 Mar 2026
Declines in commercial whaling have produced a notable demographic change in humpback whale populat…

New owner welcomes acquisition of Laboratory News
Added: 22 Feb 2026
Laboratory News has a new owner, following its acquisition by the pharmaceutical and healthcare pub…

Cambridge funds revolutionary underground work
Added: 22 Feb 2026
Nature recovery programme Cumbria Connect has received funding from a key conservation group for it…

Phesi founder: digital twins offer potential for combatting rare diseases
Added: 21 Feb 2026
Digital twins are offering new therapeutic possibilities for diseases where the number of sufferers…

Crick Institute’s Swanton wins US$1mill Sjöberg Prize
Added: 15 Feb 2026
One of oncology research’s largest awards worldwide, the annual Sjöberg Prize, has been awarded thi…

Our new edition: PhDs, biosimilars, Future Lab, ELN and more…
Added: 14 Feb 2026
Is the PhD still a good investment for a STEM career? The new edition of Laboratory News offers a p…

AI positive people may be more at risk of manipulation claims report
Added: 13 Feb 2026
People with a positive view of AI may be at higher risk of being misled by AI tools, claims a new r…