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Fossil research affected by significant colonial bias, study finds

January 6, 2022
Recent research highlights just some of the historical, social and economic factors which have influenced the field of palaeontology and significantly skewed accessible fossil records. The first step towards conducting...

Net zero rubber duck debugging

January 3, 2022
Despite a total lack of green fingers, Dr Matthew Partridge argues that a plant is an essential research tool… far better than a rubber duck in fact

The QC lab – Connecting the digital landscape

December 20, 2021
There is an almost universal need to combat the growing complexity of disjointed quality control ecosystems that have sprung up in laboratories as a result of previously limited technological solutions....

Laboratories: sustainable design and operation

December 17, 2021
Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility. Dr Manisha Kulkarni discusses why laboratory environments, by nature, consume high levels of energy and how energy efficiency and environmental impact can be tackled through small,...

Rule Zero: Is this meeting really necessary?

December 16, 2021
As the #greatresignation sweeps organisations into a new reality across the nation, Russ Swan discusses the purpose of meetings and reassesses the rules of rulemaking...

Gesture control for lab robots

December 14, 2021
Lab environments differ from factory floors. Robotics expert, Stephen Guy, explores how close human integration, collaborative robotics, and gesture control can help safely control collaborative robots in the busy, confined...

How to create a successful life sciences development

December 13, 2021
With fresh funding and growth in investment across the market, Jennifer Townsend looks at three key areas research and innovation hubs such as the Golden Triangle are focusing on to...

Low-cost, ultra-sensitive gravimeter for early detection of volcanic activity uses MEMS technology

December 10, 2021
A new device being developed by University of Glasgow in collaboration with a leading product design house can detect subtle changes in local gravity and provide an early warning device...

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