Features

Pharmacopoeial harmony

March 5, 2009
As the world's three major pharmacopeias are merged, what changes are in store for the microbiological examination of non-sterile pharmaceutical products? Maria Cristina Higgins gives us a handy breakdown of...

Beating ‘acetonitrile crunch’

March 3, 2009
Talk of the credit crunch has filled the headlines in the past few months - but there is another 'crunch' that is lurking in the sidelines - Here, Lee Petts...

Lights, camera…Action!

February 19, 2009
Integrated High speed video can increase understanding in complex structures testing. This is why its use is becoming mainstream says Nick Osbourne

Fast food

February 12, 2009
Cheryl Mooney explains how the new AFNOR validated Precis rapid culture methods from Oxoid offer speed and convenience in the isolation and confirmation of Salmonella and Listeria in food, animal...

Getting students into science

February 10, 2009
With recent statements from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) making recommendations for bright children to be automatically entered for triple science to ensure the next generation of UK scientists,...

Awakening the beast

February 5, 2009
You would have thought it was the end of the world. Over 1 billion people sat glued to their screens, every major newspaper ran the headline and the blogosphere was...

Eyes down for emergency equipment

February 3, 2009
Here, Steve Duree of Pland Stainless, takes a look at the latest developments in eye wash safety equipment design and the factors driving these changes.

A good judge of character?

February 2, 2009
The promise of nanotechnology is great but how do you examine the miniscule? Here Erwin Kaiserberger charts the progress in finding out if thermoanalysis can be a useful technique for...

Nano-networking

January 20, 2009
Nanotechnology and microtechnology are now, more than ever, being recognised as important forms of wealth and job creation for the UK and Europe. But, say the NanoKTN, interest in commercialising...

A European view

January 15, 2009
More and more frequently European users of Microbiological Safety Cabinets (MSCs) are being offered "Total Exhaust" or B2 cabinets. These cabinets are described in the American standard, NSF/ANSI 49. This...

Divide and conquer

January 15, 2009
Seperating minute sub-populations of cells has taken cell biology forward in leaps and bounds. Here, Dr Ayad Eddaoudi and Joanna Sinclair tell us that flow cytometry is more than just...

A 21st century Sherlock Holmes

January 13, 2009
If Sherlock Holmes were alive today he'd probably be well-versed in state-of-the- art technologies such as 3D. With his inquisitive brain he'd no doubt appreciate the role forensic 3D- and...

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