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A significantly different approach

July 20, 2017
A recent study has thrown a spotlight on the very real problem of data fabrication. We caught up with Dr John Carlisle to find out about the computer programme he...

Stopping it all going wrong

July 18, 2017
Safety assessments for medical devices typically focus on potential hazards occurring during use from electrical or mechanical aspects of the design. But, asks Richard Poate, how do we prevent malfunction?

Guide to the great outdoors

July 17, 2017
Dr Matthew Partridge talks us through the many gripes of field work in his forays outside the laboratory  I don’t get out much – both socially, and from a research...

New funding for life science projects

July 14, 2017
Lab282, a partnership between Oxford University and Evotec, a drug discovery company, has announced funding for five new projects. The new projects, in addition to financial support, will also receive...

The last unit standing

July 13, 2017
The kilogram is the last artefact based SI unit – something that has taken the best part of 20 years to change. Dr Ian Robinson takes us on a journey...

Innovation comes in all shapes, sizes… and GSM

July 10, 2017
Ever been afraid of breaking that expensive bit of kit? Well, says Russ Swan, that was exactly the motivation behind a remarkable new microscope made from paper…the Foldscope

New optical instrument partnership agreed

July 7, 2017
A new five-year partnership has begun between Merck and the University of Leeds to expand the use of liquid crystals in optical innovations.

SHERLOCK joins the hunt for rogue DNA and RNA

July 6, 2017
CRISPR – and the significant legal battles surrounding it – seem to be in the news more and more recently. Now researchers, with CRISPR as a building block, have found...

Could the increased public spend on science be swept aside?

July 6, 2017
Theresa May made much of her ambition to make the UK a global leader in research and innovation in the months leading up to the General Election. Will her commitment...

Multimillion fund to boost science recruitment

July 5, 2017
The government is to invest £100m into recruiting skilled scientists from around the world.

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