August 19, 2024

Power-intensive equipment such as fridges and freezers significantly impact energy conservation in labs. The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) helps combat this challenge, says Richard Jafrato, who highlights how strategic...

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August 17, 2024

Researchers in Sweden have pinpointed a method to speed the separation of particles in fluids, providing a potential aid to the study of microplastics in drinking water and the analysis...

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August 16, 2024

Visitor registration has opened for Lab Innovations 2024, which takes place at Birmingham NEC from 30-31 October.

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August 13, 2024

A technical note is available from Analytix that highlights using a Milestone Ethos UP microwave digestion system to compare recoveries of three certified reference environmental materials using two different rotors.

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August 13, 2024

Prior to analysis, the extraction of environmental samples such as soils requires solvent extraction. Contaminants such as PCBs, semivolatile organic compounds and PAHs have traditionally been extracted using lengthy methods...

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August 12, 2024

Dr Gen Li returns to the theme of how the war in Ukraine has impacted global clinical development and the further lessons that have been learned.

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August 12, 2024

Xenobiotics – those chemical substances found within organisms but not naturally produced by them – are a significant part of Dr Narimantas __nas’ research at Vilnius University’s Life Sciences Centre...

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August 10, 2024

The scientist responsible for confirming the identity of Richard III’s corpse has disproved a two centuries-old claim made on behalf of Germany’s most enigmatic Royal pretender.

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August 6, 2024

The acronymitis virus has reached all corners of science. Russ Swan senses an opportunity…

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August 6, 2024

CRISPR technology’s initial applications were primarily focused on targeted genome editing, but its use has expanded into cell line engineering, which holds promises of groundbreaking advancements, insists Philip Hargreaves.

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