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How to flex, bend and stretch

December 13, 2013
As microprocessors get smaller only nanotechnology can further the miniaturisation of technology. Here we learn how a nanotech approach is helping to bring flexible electronic devices to market   Today’s information...

A window into live cell RNA

December 12, 2013
Detecting intracellular gene expression is vital when performing knockdown studies – it is also difficult. Here, Don Weldon and Grace Johnston demonstrate a way of examining RNA levels in live...

Meet MERIL

December 10, 2013
Martin Hynes and Sarah Moore introduce us to MERIL, a recently launched public database of Europe’s scientific research facilitiesMERIL has been established as an open online resource providing information on...

Searching for a nano-blockbuster

December 9, 2013
Andreas M. Nyström offers a perspective on nanomedicine advances and challenges in research and businessNanomedicine is a broad scientific area spanning the research areas of biology, medicine, chemistry, and engineering,...

Saving the most beautiful experiment in physics

December 5, 2013
Described as the “most beautiful experiment in physics”,  Richard Feynman spoke of the double-slit experiment as the heart of quantum physics. He was underscoring that the diffraction of individual particles at...

Keeping tabs on nanoparticles

December 4, 2013
As the importance of nanoparticles increases in both industry and academia, measuring and characterising them is becoming vital. With legislative issues also becoming a concern, a technique is needed which...

Inspiring the next generation…how are we doing?

December 3, 2013
If you are already a STEMNET ambassador then congratulations – your hard work is really paying off. If not, then perhaps you will be inspired by this independent report into...

Tales from a broad kinome profiler

November 26, 2013
After early promise, drugs targeting kinases have lacked the pharmacautical punch it was once thought they would deliver. Yet – as Lee Tessler discusses here – with new approaches, things...

Jack of all trades

November 21, 2013
Microscope design has traditionally been based on the concept of relatively closed systems to meet the requirements of a limited number of applications. The advent of the open source concept...

Safety and simplicity: What to look for in a modern-day centrifuge

November 18, 2013
One centrifuge and many users can result in lost samples and mishaps – but what can be done to prevent accidents in the lab?Centrifuges are designed to spin and separate...

Waste not, want not

November 14, 2013
Laboratory waste management in the UK has come a long way, with some waste now even regarded as a resource – but there is much more to be done to...

Shock tactics

November 7, 2013
From aircraft safety to extra-terrestrial life – how understanding lightning associated with a volcanic eruption is key to many breakthroughs. Here we learn how Dr Karen Aplin is beginning to...

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