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All eyes on Lab Innovations 2021

Added: 5 Aug 2021

At Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry, professionals, s…

Women in STEM see equality slip during the pandemic

Added: 11 Jun 2021

Despite some good work over the years, it has become apparent that there is yet more work to be don…

Declining work-life balance for scientific researchers, survey finds

Added: 27 Apr 2021

Reseachers are generally known for their dedication and the percieved norm is that many work for pa…

Expansion microscopy: Imaging biological samples at nanoscale using an ordinary light microscope

Added: 9 Apr 2021

Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for imaging biological s…

UK gov to launch Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA)

Added: 23 Feb 2021

As part of its plans to cement the UK’s position as a global science superpower and build back bett…

ACHEMA live event postponed by nine months

Added: 18 Nov 2020

Further updates to our event horizon include a nine-month postponement of ACHEMA to April 2022, on …

Science and scientists held in high esteem across the globe

Added: 1 Oct 2020

As the world looks to scientists and the research and development process to bring new treatments a…

Wellcome Trust on the hunt for best public engagement

Added: 16 Oct 2019

The Wellcome Trust has launched an initiative to find the best examples of public engagement projec…

PM reintroduces graduate visa

Added: 18 Sep 2019

A new work visa introduced by Boris Johnson’s government will allow international science students …

House of Lords calls for urgent forensics revamp

hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 1 May 2019

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called for urgent reforms to forensic scien…

Investment for world’s first portable fingerprint drug test

hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 7 Mar 2018

UK-based Intelligent Fingerprinting, developers of the world’s first portable fingerprint drug test…

It’s not all CSI at the forensics exhibition

hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 27 Apr 2015

Wellcome Collection has opened an exhibition focused on the history, science and art of forensic me…

Fingerprint analysis without destroying evidence

hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 24 Apr 2015

A new method can be used to analyse both fingerprints and small particles from the same surface avo…

Unexpected insects leave clues for entomologists

hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 22 Apr 2015

Entomologists have discovered insects – normally not associated with human corpses – can provide cl…

Podiatry experts hit high demand

hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 17 Apr 2015

The demand for forensic podiatry expertise has increased significantly since the 1990s. !--more--

A peak below the surface…

hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 13 Apr 2015

Scientists have designed a technique for recovering destroyed serial numbers on metal objects.!--mo…

Improving fingerprint identification

hjqbcptqcm.d hjqbcptqcm.d | Added: 14 Dec 2012

A new approach for making finger prints on paper more visible has been developed by scientists at t…