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Cold cure

Added: 19 Aug 2024

Power-intensive equipment such as fridges and freezers significantly impact energy conservation in …

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…

A matter of scale

Added: 22 Jul 2024

Funding support and infrastructure are needed to bring bio-based products and processes to market a…

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 …

Vallance assumes key science ministerial role

Added: 7 Jul 2024

Former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has joined the newly elected Labour administra…

Hurricane hunters

Added: 29 May 2024

Cruising thousands of feet above the Arctic through a raging storm isn’t the most congenial researc…

Polystyrene recycling pioneers claim energy efficiency and cost effectiveness

Added: 28 May 2024

Creators of a new process claim that it has the potential to boost polystyrene recycling massively …

Computational design enables uni duo’s materials science breakthrough

Added: 28 May 2024

A joint research team from two UK universities has employed computational design to develop new met…

Six degrees of separation

Added: 20 May 2024

Labs play an essential role in advancing sustainability in the wider world but they need to tackle …

Game Theory: Ecosystem – Coral Reef

Added: 7 May 2024

Like its namesake, Coral Reef is simple to appreciate but it’s challenging to master.

Science mourns Nobel physicist Higgs

Added: 14 Apr 2024

Tributes been made worldwide to Peter Higgs, the Nobel-winning physicist who gave his name to the H…

Million dollar beep

Added: 19 Feb 2024

Digital hackers may be the bigger threat but don’t overlook the need for safeguards against more co…

Sea salt

Surrey makes history with two pinches of salt

Added: 19 Feb 2024

Scientists at the University of Surrey are claiming a first with their observations on the effects …

Report underlines economic returns on public investment in science

Added: 11 Feb 2024

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council-commissioned research estimates that the org…

Keep it clean

Added: 5 Feb 2024

Chemical disinfectants are hazardous to lab staff, and if discharged into the wastewater, pose a he…

Starry, starry night

Added: 5 Feb 2024

After just three years, the Lab Awards has come of age with a standalone event, a record number of …

First ever Blavatnik award wins for Heriot-Watt and Innes centre as nine share honours

Added: 21 Jan 2024

Nine scientists have shared the 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK and with it a …

Aston £18 mill bid to lead on science and tech

Added: 8 Jan 2024

Aston University is investing £18 million in doctoral research funding to realise its aim of being …

Covid blow to Turing’s first year but positives too

Added: 8 Jan 2024

Britain’s replacement to the Erasmus Programme scholarships attained less than 60% of its target nu…

Turning down the heat

Added: 4 Dec 2023

Selecting the right cold storage for academic laboratories is a challenge, acknowledges Rob Fowler,…