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Sample preparation of environmental samples for trace metal analysis

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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Bezos fund gives £1.2 million to develop livestock methane vaccine

August 10, 2024
The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded a UK medical institution a £1,200,000 grant to tackle livestock-methane, responsible for an estimated 14% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

Waste firm claims a first using Raman lab tech

July 31, 2024
Waste management specialist CSG is employing lab technology in the field for a new service to identify and safely dispose of unlabelled chemicals.

Baby camels identified as key factor in animal to human MERS virus transmission 

July 28, 2024
Young camels have been identified as a significant contributor in exposing humans to the potentially deadly MERS-CoV virus.

Surrey takes the p… in order to feed the world

July 21, 2024
It sounds like the classic p… take but work is underway on a project to counter the world shortage of phosphorus by extracting it instead from human urine.

Frogs’ secret defence leaves would-be predators stuck for answers

July 12, 2024
Notorious for their ability to produce defensive toxins, frogs can also employ another, less well-known chemical weapon to foil predators.

Vallance assumes key science ministerial role

July 7, 2024
Former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has joined the newly elected Labour administration as the new minister of state for science.

Machine learning offers means to raise accuracy of cancer analysis

June 11, 2024
AI collaborators in Britain and the UK have developed a computer system that they say can spot cancer signs in samples with outstanding levels of accuracy.

Seaweed-to-packaging spinout scoops £4million-plus private investment 

June 9, 2024
Bath university spinout Kelpi has secured £4.35 million in funding from a slew of City firms to launch its seaweed-based biomaterial technology in several commercial sectors.

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