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My precious…

November 4, 2010
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The guarantees afforded by UKAS accreditation gives reassurance to all the UK Assay Office tests on your most cherished precious trinkets
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Radioactivity and the woman who discovered it

November 2, 2010
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One of the most iconic female scientists, Marie Curie was the first scientist to share not one but two Nobel Prizes. She not only influenced the world, but her own...
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Technical training: imperative or option?

October 28, 2010
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Technician training has taken a backseat in recent years, HEaTED aims to use the wealth of experience of those currently in the job to train the next generation
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Uncovering the Lethal Cocktail

October 26, 2010
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Ric Treble lets us in on the analytical challenges in testing illegal drugs widely marketed under the guise of plant foods and research chemicals
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Analysing VOCs

October 21, 2010
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Volatile organic compounds are harmful to human health and the environment, but testing for these gases is improving
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Lights, camera, action: science on film

October 19, 2010
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What's the best way to get kids interested in science? Make a film about it. Katie Walsh lets us into some of the secrets of SciCast, an annual film competition...
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Tracking viruses on the nanoscale

October 19, 2010
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Andrew Malloy from NanoSight tells Laboratory News about new instruments to track nanoparticles
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Science and the corporate agenda

October 14, 2010
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As economic problems continue to grip numerous countries, many governments are pushing the view that greater commercialisation of scientific work is a key way to tackle the malaise. But there...
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The big freeze

October 12, 2010
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From frozen fish fingers to stem cell storage, cryogenics is used in more applications than you might think - but whatever you do, don't ask a cryogenic technologist to freeze...
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Let them eat fruit!

October 7, 2010
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Jo Smewing defines the role of texture analysis in gaining competitive advantage within the world of fruit
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Rosalind Franklin – forgotten scientist

October 5, 2010
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Rosalind Franklin was instrumental in discovering the structure of DNA, but until recently, many knew nothing of the contribution the x-ray crystallographer made – Laboratory News investigates.
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From push to pull

October 1, 2010
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Pathology units processing thousands of samples a day can easily reach breaking point, but how can the backlog be overcome? We look to the Leicester Royal Infirmary Pathology Department and...
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