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Electron diffraction: A technique suggesting radically new things
January 11, 2022
Crystallography mainly relies on diffraction techniques and the most recent of them, electron diffraction, is gaining increasing attention. Dr Eric Hovestreydt discusses why nanocrystallography using electron radiation to achieve atomic...
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Can virtual academic conferences make STEM fields more inclusive?
January 10, 2022
While the global shift towards virtual events has clearly reduced the carbon footprint, it also raises questions regarding accessibility. Specifically, can virtual events overcome barriers of diversity and inclusion in...
Monitoring DNA in air samples could revolutionise biomonitoring
January 10, 2022
DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two research teams have independently demonstrated that airborne eDNA can be used to monitor a range of...
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Net zero rubber duck debugging
January 3, 2022
Despite a total lack of green fingers, Dr Matthew Partridge argues that a plant is an essential research tool… far better than a rubber duck in fact
Climate change knowledge cooperative provides simplified research summaries
December 23, 2021
The Climate Change Knowledge Cooperative provides easy to understand research summaries to help everyone comprehend and act on climate change science. Charlie Rapple outlines how 15 of the world’s largest...
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The promise of COVID-19 surveillance through wastewater testing
December 22, 2021
Pandemic modelling data can be gathered through mass testing by monitoring viral RNA levels in wastewater. Dr Han Wei explains how sewer sample surveillance could potentially offer an early warning...
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The QC lab – Connecting the digital landscape
December 20, 2021
There is an almost universal need to combat the growing complexity of disjointed quality control ecosystems that have sprung up in laboratories as a result of previously limited technological solutions....
Laboratories: sustainable design and operation
December 17, 2021
Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility. Dr Manisha Kulkarni discusses why laboratory environments, by nature, consume high levels of energy and how energy efficiency and environmental impact can be tackled through small,...
Rule Zero: Is this meeting really necessary?
December 16, 2021
As the #greatresignation sweeps organisations into a new reality across the nation, Russ Swan discusses the purpose of meetings and reassesses the rules of rulemaking...
Gesture control for lab robots
December 14, 2021
Lab environments differ from factory floors. Robotics expert, Stephen Guy, explores how close human integration, collaborative robotics, and gesture control can help safely control collaborative robots in the busy, confined...
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