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Cold cure

August 19, 2024
Power-intensive equipment such as fridges and freezers significantly impact energy conservation in labs. The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) helps combat this challenge, says Richard Jafrato, who highlights how strategic...

‘Swifties’ nail 100,000 milestone

August 17, 2024
A conservation app dedicated to mobilising citizen scientists to help protect Swift populations has passed the 100,000 records milestone.

Speedy separation offers tool for microplastics and cancer cell studies

August 17, 2024
Researchers in Sweden have pinpointed a method to speed the separation of particles in fluids, providing a potential aid to the study of microplastics in drinking water and the analysis...

Bezos fund gives £1.2 million to develop livestock methane vaccine

August 10, 2024
The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded a UK medical institution a £1,200,000 grant to tackle livestock-methane, responsible for an estimated 14% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

The evolution of CRISPR cell line technology

August 6, 2024
CRISPR technology’s initial applications were primarily focused on targeted genome editing, but its use has expanded into cell line engineering, which holds promises of groundbreaking advancements, insists Philip Hargreaves.

A matter of scale

July 22, 2024
Funding support and infrastructure are needed to bring bio-based products and processes to market and meet net zero targets, urges Lynsey Dunbar. Otherwise, start-ups will be looking elsewhere.

Surrey takes the p… in order to feed the world

July 21, 2024
It sounds like the classic p… take but work is underway on a project to counter the world shortage of phosphorus by extracting it instead from human urine.

Floored science

June 10, 2024
The lab is a key and growing component of the annual CHEMUK Expo. Managing director of show organisers UK Industry Events, Ian Stone discusses how he seeks to balance laboratory...

Seaweed-to-packaging spinout scoops £4million-plus private investment 

June 9, 2024
Bath university spinout Kelpi has secured £4.35 million in funding from a slew of City firms to launch its seaweed-based biomaterial technology in several commercial sectors.

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