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It’s Lego, but not as we know it

Added: 7 Jun 2025

Two worlds collide, to Russ Swan’s delight.

3D printing in the lab

Added: 7 Jun 2025

The biomedical sector is emerging as a key arena for 3D printing technologies, enabling researchers…

On point for delivery

Added: 1 Jun 2025

Do microneedles represent the future in the field of drug delivery? Rachel Sully argues for the ben…

Gut reaction

Added: 1 Jun 2025

Public interest in the significance of the microbiome has been increasing but until now testing has…

Securing the base

Added: 27 May 2025

Lack of reliable access and sufficient supply of chemicals can undermine laboratory operations, war…

Critical alternatives

Added: 27 May 2025

As the supply of rare earth elements becomes an increasing geopolitical issue, Akseli Mansikkamäki …

From manual to molecular

Added: 19 May 2025

Covid-19 set the precedent for the ‘molecularisation’ of healthcare, argues Fiona Smith.

Powering the world’s most innovative materials

Added: 19 May 2025

Materials innovation plays a critical role in economic development, explains David Knowles, and dig…

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.

Integrity at all times

Added: 14 Apr 2025

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) plays a crucial role in engineering advanced materials but accur…

Let the scientists rule

Added: 8 Apr 2025

Donald Trump’s expansionist plans are just a retread of century-old dreams of a continent run by te…

Chemical expansion

Added: 7 Apr 2025

After increasing to add a dedicated chemical lab zone last year, CHEMUK returns with a further addi…

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Engineering biology: converting lab R&D into outputs

Added: 7 Apr 2025

IChemE’s Duncan Lugton, who submitted evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committ…

Lab Babble: The war on science

Added: 31 Mar 2025

Wake up and smell the rot, urges Russ Swan.

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…

Fermenting resistance

Added: 24 Mar 2025

A study revealed that cancer cells that developed a high fermentative capacity became resistant and…

Spelling it out

Added: 24 Mar 2025

For professionals, the rules for furnishing safe and efficient lab spaces may be second knowledge b…

Breaking the code

Added: 17 Mar 2025

Lab notebooks with cryptic code go back a long way, says Matthew Partridge.

A shared responsibility

Added: 17 Mar 2025

As World Health Organisation funding comes under threat, Hogan Bassey offers a reminder of how coor…