Features

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...

Asset maintenance – a healthy approach

January 7, 2009
Water and waste water assets are key integral elements of a business, Danny Heffernan explains why taking care of waste water infrastructure is good business

Feeling kinda blue

January 6, 2009
Last year bluetongue hit the UK - until that time, this livestock disease was completely unknown to Western Europe. Vaccination is one form of defence - but there is another...

Putting YOU under the microscope

December 16, 2008
Scientists spend their time examining, testing, learning and analysing – well, we thought it was about time we did the same to them! In conjunction with Science World 2008 we...

Taking the drama out of pharma

December 11, 2008
As one of the most tightly regulated industries across the globe, quality control sits at the heart of all things pharmaceutical. Jo Smewing, takes a look at some of the...

The melamine scare: Its impact on the global food supply chain

December 11, 2008
Recent news reports about melamine-tainted infant formula have sparked new concerns about the safety of the global food supply chain. Reminiscent of a similar scare in March 2007 involving pet...

Small is beautiful

December 9, 2008
The 2008 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition has highlighted just how stunning the microscopic world can be

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