Features

Microscopy on the up!

June 5, 2008
As technology gets smaller, the field of microscopy gets bigger. Laboratory News takes a look at MICROSCIENCE 2008, the event that features it all

Go your own way

June 3, 2008
When it comes to automation, what works in one lab is unlikely to work in another. That is when the extra pair of eyes of a third party can pay...

Shine a light on your proteins

May 29, 2008
During therapeutic protein development it is vital that the active ingredient remains stable in various conditions – the best way to examine stable protein formulations, says Sigrid Kuebler, is to...

Fighting the fraudsters

May 22, 2008
Each year the NHS loses millions of pounds as a result of fraudulent activity and the laboratory environment is not immune to this. But as Barry Hill discovered, one organisation...

Living up to the needs of life sciences

May 20, 2008
The training of science professionals and their retention in the UK is of growing concern – here Professor Bill Gilmore tells us how one university got to grips with the...

A well rounded technique

May 15, 2008
Solder pastes are vital in the electronics industry, but to be useful these metal suspensions must contain smooth spherical particles. Here we learn how image analysis can deliver the ideal...

Keeping your bling allergy free

May 13, 2008
Dippal Manchanda tells us about the new Quick Nickel Test developed by researchers at the laboratory of the Birmingham Assay Office

What the future has in store

May 8, 2008
Gary Walsh gives us an overview of the current trends driving the automated sample storage and management market in the pharmaceutical, clinical and medical research industries.

How to make it into print

May 6, 2008
Science is nothing without communication of ideas and results, and whatever the publication you chose to tell the world of your insights, there are several key things you need to...

Making the Mint green

May 2, 2008
They may have a licence to print money, but that didn't stop the Royal Mint from taking steps to minimise its impact on the environment. Here we learn how pH...

Sort your economics with ergonomics

April 29, 2008
Ergonomics is becoming ever more important in the laboratory. Here we learn why getting the environment right can improve efficiency and productivity

Better data management: moving beyond LIMS

April 24, 2008
Ensuring that you can make the most of the reams of data generated in a modern laboratory you need a system to integrate data from a myriad of sources

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