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How to minimise the risk of cross-contamination in laboratories
Added: 26 May 2022
Cross-contamination is a major concern for any laboratory and can lead to false and inaccurate resu…
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Reducing microbiological growth in your lab
Added: 12 May 2022
Microbes are invisible to the naked eye. Every laboratory user carries a microbiome load of c.100 t…
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Lab furniture design for health and hygiene
Added: 10 May 2022
Unlike cleanrooms, many laboratories aren’t ISO 14644 registered when it comes to air particle coun…
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Are virtual audits sustainable post-pandemic?
Added: 5 May 2022
With a mindful eye on the low environmental impact offered by virtual audits, Kate Coleman investig…
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How to create an inclusive workplace
Added: 22 Mar 2022
According to research, working women and minorities in the workplace have been disproportionately a…
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Diversabilities in the lab
Added: 17 Mar 2022
Just because someone can’t do everything, doesn’t mean they can’t be a great scientist. The inclusi…
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Supporting Carers in the workplace
Added: 15 Mar 2022
Five million people juggle care responsibilities with work in the UK alone. Ruth Watson explains th…
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Transitioning your values for gender neutrality
Added: 8 Mar 2022
The world is in transition, and we must evolve along with it. Understanding and adopting the langua…
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Laboratory worker allergies go under the microscope
Added: 8 Feb 2022
To date, there are relatively few studies on the relationship between exposure to laboratory allerg…
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Food forensics: how AI can smell authentic olive oil
Added: 27 Jan 2022
Extra virgin olive (EVO) oils are highly complex. Here, Prof Chiara Cordero discusses the applicati…
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How to train your AI microscope
Added: 20 Jan 2022
Artificial Intelligence will define the future of microscopy. With increased demand for more powerf…
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Gesture control for lab robots
Added: 14 Dec 2021
Lab environments differ from factory floors. Robotics expert, Stephen Guy, explores how close human…
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Lab Awards 2021 Winners
Added: 3 Nov 2021
Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Lab Awards 2021!
The awards were brought to you by…
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Converting offices to laboratory space - understanding the needs of the LSCG sector
Added: 7 Jun 2021
With COVID-19 shutdowns accelerating the transformation of commercial and real estate needs away fr…
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Machine learning to predict demand
Added: 14 May 2021
The impact of non-scientific demand forecasting can be significant for perishable consumables used …
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Unleashing the power of digital image analysis
Added: 1 Mar 2021
The practice of image analysis has been evolving for years, but the UK’s lockdown has hit fast-forw…
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The physics of restoration
Sarah Lawton | Added: 1 May 2020
Art plays a significant part in modern society, and the art of restoration is crucial to safeguardi…
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Going round in circles
Added: 9 Apr 2020
Single use plastics are a staple in the lab – but they are also are part of the plastics pollution …
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Caught in the long grass
Added: 19 Feb 2020
Forensic botany, the use of plants as evidence in serious crime cases, is a little-known specialist…
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Time to reconcile science and philosophy
Added: 4 Nov 2019
Despite close historical ties, philosophy and science have had a bumpy relationship in the modern e…
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