Insights

Securing the base

May 27, 2025
Lack of reliable access and sufficient supply of chemicals can undermine laboratory operations, warns Erica Hirsch. Ensuring smooth logistics and well documented sourcing is a must.

Critical alternatives

May 27, 2025
As the supply of rare earth elements becomes an increasing geopolitical issue, Akseli Mansikkamäki and his colleagues at the University of Oulu are developing molecules to address the challenge.

From manual to molecular

May 19, 2025
Covid-19 set the precedent for the ‘molecularisation’ of healthcare, argues Fiona Smith.

Powering the world’s most innovative materials

May 19, 2025
Materials innovation plays a critical role in economic development, explains David Knowles, and digitalisation is vital to speeding up the process from lab to manufacture.

Show Preview: Chemical expansion

April 28, 2025
After increasing to add a dedicated chemical lab zone last year, CHEMUK returns with a further addition to its show complement at Birmingham NEC from 21-22 May.

Game Theory: Photosynthesis

April 14, 2025
It’s fun before science with Photosynthesis, say Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner.

Integrity at all times

April 14, 2025
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) plays a crucial role in engineering advanced materials but accurate results require careful sample preparation and transport, advises Britta Siefer.

Let the scientists rule

April 7, 2025
Donald Trump’s expansionist plans are just a retread of century-old dreams of a continent run by technocrats says Brian J Ford. Guess whose ancestor was to blame for that idea?

Chemical expansion

April 7, 2025
After increasing to add a dedicated chemical lab zone last year, CHEMUK returns with a further addition to its show complement at Birmingham NEC from 21-22 May.

Engineering biology: converting lab R&D into outputs

April 6, 2025
IChemE’s Duncan Lugton, who submitted evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry on engineering biology, examines the key areas of interest, highlighting issues that must be...

Green chemistry: The path to sustainable reagents in laboratories

March 31, 2025
Green chemistry is revolutionising the way we approach sustainability in science. Rachel Sully explores its 12 guiding principles – from waste prevention to energy efficiency – and gives tips on...

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