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Navigating the choppy waters of legislation

October 30, 2012
Feature
Hazel Davidson discusses the increasingly stringent EU and UK legislation which has led to changes in requirements for the environmental analysis of waterThe Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) has had a...
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Nautricity gains grant to harness tidal energy

October 26, 2012
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A spin-out company from the University of Strathclyde has been awarded £1.4 million to help it harness tidal energy.Nautricity, a Glasgow-based company capable of generating 500kW of electricity, will use...
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Just your standard expert…

October 25, 2012
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Dr Alan Rawle provides first-hand experience and a personal view of what it takes to be an expert member of a standards committee. He also explains how documentary standards are...
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Laughing as we learn

October 25, 2012
Insight
The internet.  Internal combustion.  Crisps. Just three things that we on the Science Lite desk are constantly disappointed we didn’t invent. Not being computer scientists, engineers or food production experts...
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Science in the dock

October 23, 2012
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Should you serve a prison sentence for being wrong about something? Monday 22 October marked a worrying time for science; six Italian seismologists and an ex-government official were accused of...
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A chilling story of counterfeit refrigerants

October 23, 2012
Feature
Trade in counterfeit and poor quality refrigerants is on the increase, bringing with it a host of potential consequences, ranging from poor process performance at one end of the scale,...
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The ever changing laboratory

October 18, 2012
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The root of many a scientific breakthrough comes off the back of improvements in instrumentation says Hanna Grano-Fabritius In any trade or profession, tools play a major role in the...
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The gravity of the situation

October 11, 2012
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The reliability of sensors is the very bedrock of science – but can location, calibration and application influence their accuracy? Mike baker is here to tell us that gravity can...
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The real Walking with Dinosaurs

October 9, 2012
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3D scanning and Geomagic Studio 3D imaging/reverse engineering software is being used by the University of Manchester to enable the 3D modelling of both pre-historic and modern-day animals and the...
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Turning up the heat

October 4, 2012
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David Collins explores why High Temperature Liquid Chromatography (HTLC) has become such a hot topic, the benefits, precautions and risks that must be considered when applying elevated temperatures to a...
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