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Laboratory labelling – a clear solution
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Mar 2010
Why let a simple smudge or even illegible handwriting can ruin an experiment? Here Liz Gallagher, p…

A sticky problem…
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Mar 2010
Adhesives are used everywhere, but how do we know how good they are or which one to use? Jo Smewing…

Are we already creating a super race?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Mar 2010
Darwin predicted survival of the fittest, but does that mean stopping ‘undesirables’ from breeding …

Beyond the coffee table
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Mar 2010
The microscopic word in all its beauty and majesty, and the insights that can be gained from it, is…

Nanotechnology: A UK Industry View
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Mar 2010
Nanotechnology affects every area of our lives –whether it be anti-odour socks, sun cream or a coat…

Gases at the extreme
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Mar 2010
The concentration of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the oceans could hold many answers about the g…

Feel the force
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Feb 2010
Back in the 1960s, mankind took on the big challenges of space exploration and putting a man on the…

Get connected!
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Feb 2010
The importance of integrating analysis equipment in the modern pharmaceutical lab shouldn’t be unde…

The dating game
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Feb 2010
Here we learn that Tony Robinson and his time team could have a new weapon in their archaeological …

Emerging from the background
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Feb 2010
Background interference in atomic absorption spectrophotometry can be reduced - Vince Phelan tells …

Protecting your Achilles heel
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Feb 2010
Scientists and technicians must protect their laboratories against the leaks of harmful substances …

A drop of advice…
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Feb 2010
Pipettes are commonplace within most labs, but contamination can prove an unwanted consequence duri…

Do you measure up?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Feb 2010
Good measurement skills are essential to an efficient laboratory according to the National Physical…

Toy story – a tale of accreditation
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Jan 2010
In the aftermath of Christmas, kids across the nation are giving their news toys a damn good playin…

Climate change- what is all the fuss about?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Jan 2010
Climate change is constantly in the headlines and will be for the foreseeable future, but what is i…

Mapping the Genomic Era
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jan 2010
Mitochondrial mutations, genomics and genome sequencing were the topics of choice for social and na…

Getting the measure of Salmonella
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Jan 2010
Effective screening of food for microbes requires a fast and accurate approach, Laboratory News fin…

Nanoparticles - toxic or harmless?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Jan 2010
When nanotechnology emerged as a fledgling technology in the 1990s it had great potential, but were…

Setting the standard in soil sampling
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jan 2010
New standards when sampling for volatiles in soil will demand new processes and new equipment accor…

Hunting the protein imposter
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Dec 2009
As melamine has been found in baby formula and soy products, fast and accurate screening of melamin…