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Lab gloves could inflate microplastics readings suggests study

April 4, 2026
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Scientists may be overestimating their assessments of microplastics pollution, with the cause lying literally in their own hands, suggests a new study. University of Michigan (U-M) researchers say they have...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Atmospheric Sciences, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Surface and microstructure Analysis
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‘Breakthrough’ claimed for sustainable reuse of industrial rubber

March 21, 2026
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Two pioneering techniques for the sustainable use of nitrile rubber products as new carbon dioxide-capturing materials have been unveiled by the University of St Andrews.  Nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) is...
Materials, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Sustainability
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Collaborators apply intelligence to create smart telescopes

March 12, 2026
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Britain’s Hartree Centre facility has teamed with one of Africa’s leading astronomical institutions to develop an ‘intelligent observatory’ programme featuring smart, automated telescopes. The Hartree, which specialises in AI, high...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering, Environment
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NMRC site provides first ‘terrestrial anchor’ for UK space manufacturing

March 4, 2026
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Work has finished on what will be the UK’s first in-space manufacturing hub, the new National Microgravity Research Centre (NMRC) based in South Wales.
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Policy
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UK built detector components arrive in US for flagship neutrino experiment

March 4, 2026
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Four ‘building-sized’ components which will play an essential role in the UK contribution to an ambitious international physics project have been shipped to the United States from the Daresbury Laboratory.
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Energy, Environment, Particle Physics, Physics, Theoretical Physics
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Whale research suggests older lovers may have the best tunes

March 1, 2026
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Declines in commercial whaling have produced a notable demographic change in humpback whale populations: a growth in the proportion of older fathers.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Environment, Marine Biology
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Cambridge funds revolutionary underground work

February 22, 2026
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Nature recovery programme Cumbria Connect has received funding from a key conservation group for its research investigating the unexplained role played by underground fungal networks in woodland creation.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Botany, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Pathology, Policy, Soil Science
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Our new edition: PhDs, biosimilars, Future Lab, ELN and more…

February 14, 2026
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Is the PhD still a good investment for a STEM career? The new edition of Laboratory News offers a personal perspective on the value of the research qualification in changing...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Environment, Immunology, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Lab Innovations organiser releases attendance figures for “most successful” show

January 18, 2026
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Organisers of the recent Lab Innovations trade show at Birmingham NEC have claimed 2025 was their most successful event to date.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Health, Health & Safety, Immunology, Life Sciences, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical
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Plasma breakthrough transforms Space from lab to factory

January 5, 2026
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British aerospace firm Space Forge is claiming a world first after producing a vital semiconductor ingredient on a commercial spacecraft.
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Physics
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