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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…

Speedy separation offers tool for microplastics and cancer cell studies

Added: 17 Aug 2024

Researchers in Sweden have pinpointed a method to speed the separation of particles in fluids, prov…

Fewer than one in three experts prepared for AI challenge, suggests Pistoia 

Added: 13 May 2024

Less than one third of life science experts polled in a Pistoia Alliance survey say they are coping…

Nanotech provides Nelson with an edge over two old opponents

Added: 6 May 2024

Sophisticated nanotechnology is being employed to protect the legacy of Britain’s most famous admir…

‘Moon lander’ molecule caught on the move

Added: 28 Apr 2024

A combination of spectroscopy and computer simulations have revealed how pyramidal molecules are ab…

Traditional Japanese artistry inspires materials science breakthrough

Added: 14 Apr 2024

Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have introduced a new method f…

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…

Wolfson boosts Liverpool nanoscience with £0.8 million

Added: 4 Feb 2024

The Wolfson Foundation has given an £800k grant to enable the University of Liverpool to boost its …

Nanoscience pioneer McKendry wins £350k AF Harvey prize

Added: 14 Jan 2024

Infectious disease surveillance pioneer Rachel McKendry has won the Institution of Engineering and …

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…

CGI signs three year Royal Institution Christmas Lectures deal

Added: 29 Oct 2023

The Royal Institution (Ri) has launched a three-year agreement with business consultancy CGI as the…

Attoseconds, quantum dots and mRNA secure Nobel science prizes

Added: 5 Oct 2023

Two researchers hailed by judges for their contributions to the “unprecedented” rate of vaccine dev…

Top brands and rising stars lead Lab Awards 2023 shortlist

Added: 25 Sep 2023

Many of the best known brands and names in the laboratory sector, together with rising stars, are o…

Relief from scientific community greets Horizon Europe deal

Added: 8 Sep 2023

UK readmission to Horizon Europe and the Copernicus programme has been greeted with widespread reli…

100 Technicians share Hauksbee Award honours

Added: 4 Sep 2023

One hundred technicians working in a range of sectors and campaigning to raise their profession’s p…

Quantum go-‘slow’ allows first view of chemical process

Added: 29 Aug 2023

Sydney university researchers have scored a scientific first by employing a quantum computer to obs…

Tax crackdown heralds new R&D relief headaches

Added: 13 Aug 2023

Science research and development tax relief applications will now face an extra hurdle thanks to ne…

Plunging research output holds back UK revival claims report

Added: 6 Aug 2023

The UK’s research infrastructure and funding system must be radically overhauled in order to improv…

Breakthrough recognition for science publishing’s invisible co-reviewers

Added: 25 Jun 2023

One of the science world’s leading publishers is taking a stand on behalf of hundreds of young rese…

Lucky 13 for expanded Lab Awards 2023

Added: 11 Jun 2023

One of the leading events to honour laboratory science, The Lab Awards, returns to Lab Innovations …