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Scientists beat chefs to the skinniest spaghetti
November 25, 2024
UCL scientists have ousted a renowned Sardinian pasta maker’s record for the thinnest pasta ever created.

Bacteria point the way for sustainable space power
November 18, 2024
An international research project involving scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found inspiration from some of Earth’s simplest life forms, in order to harness solar energy for space travel.

Lab News roundup: Honours, market reports, location moves, collaborations and research
November 14, 2024
Diagnexia’s new histopathology laboratory in Oxford will have capacity to process 400,000 pathology specimens per year. The site, which boasts full CQC registration and is seeking UKAS accreditation complements the...

NAMs offer means for UK lead in chemical testing, say Government advisors
November 11, 2024
Britain should aim to establish itself as a global leader in testing by harnessing advanced technology to improve the assessment and regulation of dangerous chemicals, urges a key Whitehall departmental...

Creators vow lightweight material will be a booster for space travel
October 26, 2024
Academics in British and Indian universities claim they have developed a revolutionary material for storing liquid hydrogen space rocket propellent.

Finnish university on the circular economy CACE
October 19, 2024
Applications are invited for a recently debuted Master’s programme in circular economy chemistry and analytics, claimed to be the first of its kind worldwide.

Lab News roundup: multimillion investments and an RF breakthrough
October 17, 2024
The University of Warwick is to invest £700 million in its West Midlands campus as part of its Connect Programme – the largest single investment in campus facilities in its...

Lab Innovations exhibitors to share on-stand expertise
October 12, 2024
More than 4,000 attendees are expected to produce its largest-ever turnout for this year’s Lab Innovations Show at Birmingham NEC later this month.
Leading marine survey finds home at enlarged Plankton Lab
October 6, 2024
Charities supporter the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Marine Biological Association (MBA) have joined forces to enable the new Plankton Taxonomy Laboratory in Plymouth to host one of the world’s...

Cool roofs could have saved c250 heatwave deaths, claims UCL/Exeter study
October 1, 2024
Nearly 250 lives could have been prevented during London’s record 2018 hot summer if the capital had made wide use of reflective colour roofs, claims joint research from UCL and...

