All Earth & Environmental
Study debunks myth that carnivores roam wild in absence of humans
Added: 13 Aug 2021
As people sheltered in place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sightings of wildlife in urban …
Get ready for Lab Awards 2021
Added: 9 Aug 2021
Brand new in 2021, the Lab Awards will be taking place at the ICC in Birmingham on the evening of N…
All eyes on Lab Innovations 2021
Added: 5 Aug 2021
At Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry, professionals, s…
The mind-boggling complexity of scientific waste
Added: 30 Jul 2021
Why is scientific waste disposal complicated? Dr Matthew Partridge muses on that gap in student and…
The journey to net zero carbon science
Added: 26 Jul 2021
With a 2050 deadline for all buildings in the UK to be operationally net zero carbon, Tim Fry discu…
Making a clean break from plastics
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Plastic is no longer fantastic. Nadine Bellamy-Thomas looks at how laboratories are adopting more s…
Banking botanicals: protecting plants and safeguarding seeds
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Following up on the wonderful photo story, ‘Botanical biodiversity banked’, published on our websit…
Demystifying plant biostimulants for selection based on crop growing goals
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Plant biostimulants have now been categorised by into eight classes based on their modes of action.…
Unlocking the value of data in Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN)
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Pharma companies, personnel involved in data standards, and ELN (electronic notebook) vendors are b…
PPE recycling during a pandemic
Added: 12 Jul 2021
Following on from our online story about COVID waste killing wildlife and how to pick COVID PPE lit…
Real milk, real cheese - no cows required
Added: 8 Jul 2021
Will 'animal-free' AI driven processing replace 'plant-based' dairy products? An Israeli start-up i…
Rapid sampling to support local communities in a time of great need
Added: 5 Jul 2021
When disaster strikes, even a team of environmental chemists simply doing what they do best but doi…
How to improve energy efficiency in your lab
Added: 17 Jun 2021
Much of the literature on energy efficiency and reducing energy usage is directed at residential ho…
New dipping solution turns the whole fish into valuable food
Added: 16 Jun 2021
When herring are filleted, more than half their weight becomes a low-value ‘side stream’ that never…
Women in STEM see equality slip during the pandemic
Added: 11 Jun 2021
Despite some good work over the years, it has become apparent that there is yet more work to be don…
SoyFilm: Is this the end of fossil fuel single-use plastics?
Added: 10 Jun 2021
At last! A sustainable, scalable and 100 percent natural plant protein-based polymer that functions…
Sedentarism and other physical health risks for laboratory workers
Added: 9 Jun 2021
During the course of the last year, many more people have had to get used to working from home. The…
Retargeting space: converting offices to labs
Added: 7 Jun 2021
With laboratory space in high demand, Darius Umrigar discusses how commercial space can be quickly …
Scientific research opens doors to unexpected careers
Added: 1 Jun 2021
Humans have an innate sense of curiosity, making us natural scientists from the moment we come into…
EV design concept capable of 30% longer range
Added: 1 Jun 2021
Automotive innovation start-up has revealed a patented design concept for an electric vehicle capab…
