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Million dollar beep

February 19, 2024
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Digital hackers may be the bigger threat but don’t overlook the need for safeguards against more commonplace errors, details Ellie Gabel.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Energy, Environment, Health & Safety, Policy
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Keep it clean

February 5, 2024
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Chemical disinfectants are hazardous to lab staff, and if discharged into the wastewater, pose a health risk to wildlife, ecosystems and the general public. Paul Birchmore makes the case for...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Health & Safety, Policy
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Starry, starry night

February 5, 2024
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After just three years, the Lab Awards has come of age with a standalone event, a record number of categories and more than a touch of stardust alongside the science.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Physics, Policy
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A global leg-up

January 29, 2024
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Returning to the theme of sustainable reuse, Colin Shandley offers a reminder that the effect goes far beyond your own lab, to impact science worldwide.
Earth & Environmental
Comment And Analysis, Environment, Policy
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Where the action is

January 29, 2024
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As demand for lab space increasingly outstrips supply, alternatives are being sought to science parks and traditional locations.
Earth & Environmental
Comment And Analysis, Environment, Policy
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On the front line

January 22, 2024
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Increasing digitalisation creates a weapon for hackers, criminals and hostile states to employ far beyond traditional targets. With a huge array of data and their critical role in industry and...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Comment And Analysis, Environment, Health & Safety, Policy
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Bacteriophage therapies: exciting but not new

January 18, 2024
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Recent interest in this area of antibacterial treatments neglects the fact it has a substantial history, Professor Brian J Ford reminds us…
Life Sciences
Biology, Comment And Analysis, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy, Virology
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Looking under the hood of AI

January 16, 2024
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Royal Institution lecturer Professor Mike Wooldridge expands on the scientific and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence, its potential benefits and, of course, those possible pitfalls.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Interviews, Materials, Policy
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Fit for purpose

January 15, 2024
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There’s nothing arcane about furniture modularity, in fact it’s intrinsic to plans for creating a science superpower, insists Michelle Locke.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Health & Safety
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Hearing’s the cue for wearing

January 8, 2024
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Feedback matters for any medical technology developer. When it comes to wearable devices, listening is essential, Lucy Jung advises.
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Comment And Analysis, Medical/Health, Physics
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Scents-ibly sustainable

January 8, 2024
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Rather than plundering scarce natural resources, Glasgow University scientists Hua Wang and Sofia Sandalli are looking to the lab for a more ethical approach to perfume production.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment
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Community helps overcome challenges of disability in science

December 7, 2023
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Chantelle Minchin was forced by illness to drop out of her previous university course and decided to pursue a career instead in chemistry. In this account by the Royal Society...
Uncategorised
Comment And Analysis, Policy
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