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UK space sector growth promises benefits for lab R&D
Added: 1 Dec 2024
Lab innovation has helped enable the UK space sector’s expansion rate to outstrip the wider economy…
Scientists beat chefs to the skinniest spaghetti
Added: 25 Nov 2024
UCL scientists have ousted a renowned Sardinian pasta maker’s record for the thinnest pasta ever cr…
Combating microplastics
Added: 28 Oct 2024
Microscopy techniques are used to identify and characterise microplastics, but each has limitations…
Get with the program
Added: 28 Oct 2024
Valuable research by non-native English speakers gets missed, suggests Adrian Wallwork, because of …
Creators vow lightweight material will be a booster for space travel
Added: 27 Oct 2024
Academics in British and Indian universities claim they have developed a revolutionary material for…
Finnish university on the circular economy CACE
Added: 20 Oct 2024
Applications are invited for a recently debuted Master’s programme in circular economy chemistry an…
Lab Innovations exhibitors to share on-stand expertise
Added: 13 Oct 2024
More than 4,000 attendees are expected to produce its largest-ever turnout for this year’s Lab Inno…
Cool roofs could have saved c250 heatwave deaths, claims UCL/Exeter study
Added: 1 Oct 2024
Nearly 250 lives could have been prevented during London’s record 2018 hot summer if the capital ha…
Europe to mark lab science’s key role again with dedicated day
Added: 30 Sep 2024
European Laboratory Day returns on 5 November to focus on the contribution of laboratory medicine p…
Combatting microplastics with microscopy
Added: 30 Sep 2024
Microscopy techniques are used to identify and characterise microplastics, but each has limitations…
Universities launch programme to boost UK space sector graduate opportunities
Added: 22 Sep 2024
Three south of England-based universities have launched a project to provide hands-on industry expe…
Aston AIME celebrates launch with collaborative science
Added: 22 Sep 2024
The new Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence has hosted its official academic launch at Aston Un…
AFRC achieves another testing gold
Added: 1 Sep 2024
The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has attained yet another me…
Machine learning provides workout for new polymers
Added: 25 Aug 2024
Materials scientists in Japan have adapted machine learning to predict the mechanical properties of…
Environmental sample extraction – improve quality and throughput
Added: 13 Aug 2024
Prior to analysis, the extraction of environmental samples such as soils requires solvent extractio…
The evolution of CRISPR cell line technology
Added: 6 Aug 2024
CRISPR technology’s initial applications were primarily focused on targeted genome editing, but its…
Shafted by progress
Added: 29 Jul 2024
There was little chance of Archimedes losing his screw; things are very different today, reflects M…
PrISMa creators aim to bridge net zero innovation’s valley of death
Added: 22 Jul 2024
It’s the phrase that encapsulates the perennial challenge of transitioning a successful laboratory …
Smart clothes are the new cutting edge of physio tech
Added: 7 Jul 2024
Smart phones and watches may have met their match from a surprising source when it comes to trackin…
New chemosensor offers chance for battery free remote lactic testing
Added: 24 Jun 2024
Lactic acid testing for healthcare and in professional sports could be rendered cheaper and more ef…
