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Greener, cleaner and plastic
Added: 1 Sep 2025
As the shift towards cleaner and sustainable energy systems progresses, plastic supercapacitors may…

Lab Babble: Turning basic science into TV gold
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Move over Mary Berry, writes Russ Swan.

Graphene ‘cleanroom’ raises the game for quantum research
Added: 24 Aug 2025
Scientists have created what they say is the cleanest graphene ever produced, possibly paving the w…

Graphite innovation for nuclear sector wins £13 million
Added: 16 Aug 2025
A scheme to support Britain’s nuclear industry through the development of sustainable graphite supp…

The time is now
Added: 29 Jul 2025
It’s no secret that the United States is losing talented scientists but why aren’t the UK and Europ…

Turning to gold
Added: 21 Jul 2025
Winner of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s biennial prize for materials engineering Graham Hutchi…

Belgium’s universities start work on ‘new physics’ for CERN
Added: 4 Jun 2025
Belgian universities have begun work on updating one of the two particle physics detectors that for…

Nominations open for the 2025 Lab Awards
Added: 23 May 2025
The nominations process for this year’s Lab Awards has opened, with the winners to be announced at …

Sydney duo apply quantum tech to dynamic molecules
Added: 18 May 2025
Australia’s University of Sydney say they have performed a breakthrough simulation of how molecules…

Show Preview: Chemical expansion
Added: 28 Apr 2025
After increasing to add a dedicated chemical lab zone last year, CHEMUK returns with a further addi…

Game Theory: Photosynthesis
Added: 14 Apr 2025
It’s fun before science with Photosynthesis, say Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner.
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UWS team’s radiation detector earmarked for leading world labs
Added: 13 Apr 2025
A novel radiation detector developed by staff at students at the University of the West of Scotland…

Chemical expansion
Added: 7 Apr 2025
After increasing to add a dedicated chemical lab zone last year, CHEMUK returns with a further addi…

Green chemistry: The path to sustainable reagents in laboratories
Added: 31 Mar 2025
Green chemistry is revolutionising the way we approach sustainability in science. Rachel Sully expl…

EPO: UK patent activity increases for third year but lags behind lead nations
Added: 27 Mar 2025
UK-based innovators have increased their patent filing activity in Europe for the third year in suc…

Disappearing glaciers ‘now second largest contributor to sea level rise’
Added: 2 Mar 2025
Glacier loss in central Europe was nearly 40% during this century, suggests a study by Belgium’s Vr…

Second Innovate UK regulatory science initiative: £4.7 million for 11 projects
Added: 22 Feb 2025
Innovate UK has announced a second multimillion pound initiative in less than a month, to develop r…

Alga ‘superfood’ comes with scaling up challenges, say scientists
Added: 7 Feb 2025
A common freshwater species of algae packed with nutritional benefits could be the next agricultura…

Liverpool team’s novel material promises boost to IoT storage capabilities
Added: 29 Jan 2025
University of Liverpool scientists have developed a novel material they claim may enable internet o…

Coolly compliant
Added: 27 Jan 2025
Upgrading and replacing assets such as refrigeration equipment requires careful attention not only …