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Handling the pressure?

April 15, 2010
Whether in life science, medical research departments or the analytical laboratory – environments where a dependable supply of high purity nitrogen is crucial – the system of delivery can be...

Forensic sciences embrace the digital age

April 14, 2010
Imagine carrying out a post-mortem where you never have to cut into the human body – forensic scientists are making this a reality with the introduction of the virtopsy.

Sea shells inspire composite material

April 12, 2010
Using a combination of chalk and polystyrene, scientists have produced a tough composite material which could be used as building materials or in bone replacements.

Science champions named

April 12, 2010
Six individuals have been named as industry champions and will work with five universities to develop a framework for foundation degrees in the polymer, chemical, petrochemical, nuclear and bioscience sectors.

Orange peel breakthrough in biofuels

April 9, 2010
Orange peels and newspapers may be the source of a clean, cheap fuel according to scientists from the University of Central Florida who have developed a groundbreaking technique to turn...

The importance of plasma screening

April 8, 2010
The haematology department at Musgrove Park Hospital have just bought their plasma viscosity equipment up-to-date – we get an insight in to why plasma screening is important

Attack of the killer electrons

April 7, 2010
What do you get if you smash fast-moving electrons in orbit with shock waves from a solar storm? Killer electrons, according to the European Space Agency’s Cluster mission.

Half and half – chickens that puzzled scientists

April 7, 2010
Chickens that appear male on one side and female on the other have baffled scientists for years, but research from the Roslin Institute may have unscrambled the puzzle.

Getting to the heart of myocardial infarction

April 7, 2010
Dina Packham explains how high sensitivity and precision in the detection of cardiac troponin T is used to detect or exclude myocardial infarction in the early stages

vCJD: A continuing threat

April 6, 2010
vCJD continues to be a real threat to public health as human to human transmission remains the easiest way to contract the disease – here MedLabNews finds out what can...

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