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Lab Babble: Turning basic science into TV gold

Added: 1 Sep 2025

Move over Mary Berry, writes Russ Swan.

Sensing what’s right

Added: 25 Aug 2025

Rigorous cleanroom certification requires accurate, real-time data. Microchip technology provided b…

Complexity demands clarity

Added: 25 Aug 2025

Science mustn’t take refuge in obscurity, insists Matthew Partridge.

In the public arena

Added: 4 Aug 2025

Research in the laboratory or out in the field is essential, but communicating with public audience…

The time is now

Added: 29 Jul 2025

It’s no secret that the United States is losing talented scientists but why aren’t the UK and Europ…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

Design for lab-ing

Added: 10 Mar 2025

Product and marketing manager at leading lab furniture and equipment designer and manufacturer Tekn…

Time to launch bureaucracy 4.0

Added: 17 Feb 2025

Laboratories have embraced the digital age. Isn’t it time medical logistics did the same to save re…

Novel interrogation

Added: 17 Feb 2025

Innovative research is essential to the development of new treatments, says Philipp Koellinger, who…