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The journey to net zero carbon science

July 26, 2021
Insight
With a 2050 deadline for all buildings in the UK to be operationally net zero carbon, Tim Fry discusses the challenges faced by energy intensive building owners and occupiers and...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Materials, Nanotech, Physics, Policy
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Making polymers perform – a research and technical transfer story

July 23, 2021
Feature
How do you set up and grow a new science-based technology company? Here, we uncover how Dr Don Wellings developed his passion for particles into a successful manufacturing company with...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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New shape-changing materials brings soft robotics to life

July 23, 2021
News
Imagine opening up a book of nature photos only to see a kaleidoscope of graceful butterflies flutter out from the page. Such fanciful storybooks might soon be possible thanks to...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Engineering, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Making a clean break from plastics

July 16, 2021
Feature
Plastic is no longer fantastic. Nadine Bellamy-Thomas looks at how laboratories are adopting more sustainable practices, trending away from single-use plastics, returning to glassware where possible and managing water consumption...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Health & Safety, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials
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Unlocking the value of data in Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN)

July 16, 2021
News
Pharma companies, personnel involved in data standards, and ELN (electronic notebook) vendors are being sought to help with the Semantic Enrichment of ELN Data (SEED) project which uses data standards...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Bioinformatics, Biology, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental, Health & Safety, Materials, Nanotech, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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PPE recycling during a pandemic

July 12, 2021
Feature
Following on from our online story about COVID waste killing wildlife and how to pick COVID PPE litter safely, Kristin Barrett discusses how laboratories can reduce their solid waste streams...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Environment, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Physics
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How to improve energy efficiency in your lab

June 17, 2021
Insight
Much of the literature on energy efficiency and reducing energy usage is directed at residential homes, but laboratories are one of the largest energy-consuming sectors in the United States. Luckily,...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Nanotech, Physics
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Women in STEM see equality slip during the pandemic

June 11, 2021
News
Despite some good work over the years, it has become apparent that there is yet more work to be done and ground to be made up when it comes to...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Life Sciences, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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SoyFilm: Is this the end of fossil fuel single-use plastics?

June 10, 2021
News
At last! A sustainable, scalable and 100 percent natural plant protein-based polymer that functions like plastic and can be broken down naturally after use. Inspired by spiders webs, the polymer...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Green Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
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Sedentarism and other physical health risks for laboratory workers

June 9, 2021
Insight
During the course of the last year, many more people have had to get used to working from home. There are of course, lots of workers who are still going...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Physics
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