All Chemistry
Scientists beat chefs to the skinniest spaghetti
Added: 25 Nov 2024
UCL scientists have ousted a renowned Sardinian pasta maker’s record for the thinnest pasta ever cr…
Lab Babble: A certain ratio
Added: 18 Nov 2024
And the award goes to... a man. Perhaps we need to look more critically at the gender imbalance amo…
Translating food safety from the laboratory to the factory floor
Added: 17 Nov 2024
Advances in the science of food safety might begin with the laboratory but much of the pressures fo…
Transparency is key to tackling drugs shortages
Added: 11 Nov 2024
However fast labs develop new therapies, the complex route to patients exacerbates shortages that c…
Build the wall!
Added: 11 Nov 2024
Relax, Matthew Partridge hasn’t gone MAGA; his target’s lab chore dodgers.
NAMs offer means for UK lead in chemical testing, say Government advisors
Added: 11 Nov 2024
Britain should aim to establish itself as a global leader in testing by harnessing advanced technol…
Life science leaders warn medicine’s Budget windfall must be supported by talent drive
Added: 11 Nov 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget announcement of more than half a billion pounds-worth of investmen…
Global focus: the key to infectious disease control
Added: 31 Oct 2024
President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, Professor Paul Ananth Tambyah expla…
Combating microplastics
Added: 28 Oct 2024
Microscopy techniques are used to identify and characterise microplastics, but each has limitations…
Get with the program
Added: 28 Oct 2024
Valuable research by non-native English speakers gets missed, suggests Adrian Wallwork, because of …
Finnish university on the circular economy CACE
Added: 20 Oct 2024
Applications are invited for a recently debuted Master’s programme in circular economy chemistry an…
AI, genes and proteins dominate Nobel 2024 prizes
Added: 11 Oct 2024
Pioneering work in AI, gene regulation and protein science underpinned this year’s Nobel Prize scie…
Europe to mark lab science’s key role again with dedicated day
Added: 30 Sep 2024
European Laboratory Day returns on 5 November to focus on the contribution of laboratory medicine p…
Aston AIME celebrates launch with collaborative science
Added: 22 Sep 2024
The new Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence has hosted its official academic launch at Aston Un…
Dundee MRC PPU wins £27 million-plus for groundbreaking disease and reagents research
Added: 8 Sep 2024
The University of Dundee’s renowned MRC PPU (Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation) unit has b…
The right moves
Added: 31 Aug 2024
Finding lab spaces is difficult but there’s more to consider after you secure one. Switching sites …
Game Theory: More or Less: Science & Nature Edition
Added: 19 Aug 2024
More or Less: Science & Nature Edition scores high on accuracy and fun.
Cold cure
Added: 19 Aug 2024
Power-intensive equipment such as fridges and freezers significantly impact energy conservation in …
Sample preparation of environmental samples for trace metal analysis
Added: 13 Aug 2024
A technical note is available from Analytix that highlights using a Milestone Ethos UP microwave di…
Environmental sample extraction – improve quality and throughput
Added: 13 Aug 2024
Prior to analysis, the extraction of environmental samples such as soils requires solvent extractio…
