This edition of Laboratory News provides an in-depth look at how technological innovation and resource constraints are driving change across the laboratory sector. This issue focuses on the development of new materials and the increasing role of digitalisation, exploring how researchers are responding to supply challenges while embracing cutting-edge tools such as generative AI and 3D printing. It also examines the growing maturity of emerging fields like microbiome research, offering insight into how laboratories are refining both methods and applications in a rapidly evolving scientific landscape.
Inside this issue:
Next-generation materials and rare earth alternatives
Research from the University of Oulu exploring how molecular design could reduce reliance on scarce rare earth minerals.
Digitalisation in materials science
Insights from the Henry Royce Institute on how digital tools are enabling more innovative approaches to materials development.
Laboratory supply chains and logistics
How improved sourcing strategies and logistics can help laboratories manage unreliable access to essential chemicals.
Microbiome research and scientific rigour
Examining how advances in testing are helping microbiome science meet growing public and commercial interest.
3D printing in biomedical science
A look at how additive manufacturing is opening up new possibilities in biomedical research and healthcare applications.
Generative AI in scientific research:
Exploring how AI is transforming literature reviews and changing the way researchers access and interpret scientific knowledge.
