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Building scientific communities
Added: 6 Nov 2023
The pandemic delivered a temporary setback to the face-to-face conference but spurred interest in h…
Lab Innovations 2023: sustainable solvent selection
Added: 9 Oct 2023
While much discussion around sustainability has focused on the energy efficiency of instruments and…
Van Leeuwenhoek's rich legacy endures three centuries on
Added: 24 Aug 2023
He may have been a late starter in the field with which his name is indelibly associated but Antony…
Look beyond the Horizon
Added: 3 Aug 2023
While many scientists are keen to see the UK back in the Horizon Europe programme, Professor Brian …
Hyper-space
Added: 16 Jul 2023
There’s a temptation in space science to bill every act of participation as a success, whatever the…
Sponsored Feature: Global leader LTE Scientific celebrates 75 years of excellence
Added: 7 Jul 2023
LTE Scientific, a global leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of laboratory, scientific an…
Time to get VOCal
Added: 3 Jul 2023
We rightly pay attention to CO₂ and methane, says Chang Foo, but more consideration is needed of th…
When surface impressions are the ones that count
Added: 29 May 2023
The surface quality of a product’s materials influences its performance. Optical profiling techniqu…
Guestbook: Formula for our future
Added: 15 May 2023
Efforts by the energy intensive chemicals industry to promote a greener future will impact greatly …
The industrial lab: at line or end of line?
Added: 15 May 2023
Sustainability, market pressures and tech innovation are impacting the chemicals and materials sect…
An end to the guesswork
Added: 9 May 2023
A chance request spurred a family firm to install a high-tech lab that has brought unprecedented ac…
Scientific nesting places
Added: 6 Feb 2023
If the day job leaves little space to stay abreast of happenings in the lab world, Twitter does hav…
The science of art
Added: 12 Dec 2022
The Courtauld Institute of Art’s expertise in preserving art works derives in part from its use of …
Dystopia calling…
Added: 14 Nov 2022
Dr Matthew Partridge has seen the 2050 future and it works, even if we no longer understand why.
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The agile response
Added: 14 Nov 2022
Sustainable lab practice allied to uncompromising quality and safety standards are vital for the op…
View from the business end
Added: 7 Nov 2022
Tim Doggett explains the importance of sustainability for modern laboratories in terms of the wider…
Lab Awards finalists named
Added: 26 Oct 2022
Finalists have been announced for the Lab Awards – hosted by Lab Innovations in partnership with La…
How can AI advance laboratory research?
Added: 21 Oct 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making waves across industries, and laboratory research may be the …
Five-letter words for research: ‘trial’ and ‘error’
Added: 31 May 2022
You now have six attempts to guess the craze that has hooked Dr Matthew Partridge as he envisages a…
Identifying and reducing day-to-day stress in laboratories
Added: 19 May 2022
A busy laboratory can be a stressful working environment, especially if there is a backlog of sampl…
