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Laboratory gloves could inflate microplastics readings, suggests study
Scientists may be overestimating their assessments of microplastics pollution, with the cause lying in their hands, suggests a new study.
News
Maths award adds up to nearly £2.8 mill for exchange research
Two of Sweden’s leading institutions have donated the equivalent of £2.78 million to fund 16 mathematicians for work ranging from improved ice melt forecasting to the physics of the world’s lowest en…
In Depth
Food forensics: how AI can smell authentic olive oil
Extra virgin olive (EVO) oils are highly complex. Here, Prof Chiara Cordero discusses the application of an AI smelling machine to analyse, qualify, categorise, and authenticate olive oil and counter…
Comment And Analysis
Green chemistry: The path to sustainable reagents in laboratories
Green chemistry is revolutionising the way we approach sustainability in science. Rachel Sully explores its 12 guiding principles – from waste prevention to energy efficiency – and gives tips on how …
Interviews
In agro: field labs and farmer-led research
The Innovative Farmers not for profit network brings together farmers and growers with researchers to enable field trials (pun intended). A decade’s worth of on-farm trial results demonstrate farmer-…
