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Hearing’s the cue for wearing

January 8, 2024
Feedback matters for any medical technology developer. When it comes to wearable devices, listening is essential, Lucy Jung advises.

Scents-ibly sustainable

January 8, 2024
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.

Covid blow to Turing’s first year but positives too

January 8, 2024
Britain’s replacement to the Erasmus Programme scholarships attained less than 60% of its target number of students during its launch year, says the Department of Education.

Modern microscopy identifies Dutch master’s £175k handiwork

December 21, 2023
A microscope discovered by chance in a house clearance has been authenticated as the work of ‘the father of microbiology’, the 17th century scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek.

Rudolph the blue-eyed reindeer, he can see the lichen glows…

December 18, 2023
Rudolph’s red nose may be Christmas fiction but reindeer really do appear to possess another colourful facial feature to aid navigation.

Testing giant invests millions in connected lab

December 18, 2023
Global testing, inspection and certification services leader Element Materials Technology has committed £7.9 million (US$10 million) towards a new connected technologies laboratory near Guildford.

Treforest explosion victim named as Celtic Food Labs chief

December 18, 2023
The sole victim of the major explosion on a South Wales industrial estate has been identified as the founder of the testing laboratory Celtic Food Labs.

Therapy ‘alters immune cells’ to fight unresponsive tumours

December 10, 2023
Finnish researchers say they have discovered how a new cancer therapy can alter the function of immune cells to enable them to infiltrate tumours previously unresponsive to treatment.

Turning down the heat

December 4, 2023
Selecting the right cold storage for academic laboratories is a challenge, acknowledges Rob Fowler, who explains how the University of Sussex has transformed its cold storage capabilities with an economic...

Flower power inspires drug cell breakthrough

December 4, 2023
Bath university scientists have borrowed from nature to develop more stable versions of proteins and peptides for more effective pharmaceutical treatments.

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