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Sulzer acquisition to scale up biopolymer production

September 10, 2022
Industrial giant Sulzer has acquired a stake in Netherland's-based CELLiCON with the aim of scaling up the Dutch company's pioneering technology for biopolymers.

Liquid platinum catalyst offers sustainable solution for industry

August 26, 2022
Australian scientists say they have found a way to employ platinum as a potentially scalable industrial catalyst, by avoiding the financial and environmental cost of using the metal in its...

Leading chemical and utility firms join RSC polymer sustainability task force

July 2, 2022
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced four leading industry recruits have joined its Sustainable Polymers in Liquid Formulation (PLFs) task force.

Turning drought into opportunity

June 29, 2022
Mineral physics can help provide a solution to water shortage and its applications may not be limited only to our own world, suggests Sabrina Lautin.

Cambridge’s ninth fund underlines place as UK uni spin-outs investment leader

June 26, 2022
Cambridge University has cemented its standing as the UK leader for university spin-outs with the formation of its ninth successive investment fund.

REF results hammer home the importance of UK university-business collaboration

June 1, 2022
The results of the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) identify ‘world-leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ research across the UK. Indeed, 41% of submissions were judged to be world-leading, and 43% as...

Five-letter words for research: ‘trial’ and ‘error’

May 31, 2022
You now have six attempts to guess the craze that has hooked Dr Matthew Partridge as he envisages a research learning tool that returns experimental results as side-by-side, colour coded...

How to minimise the risk of cross-contamination in laboratories

May 26, 2022
Cross-contamination is a major concern for any laboratory and can lead to false and inaccurate results. Andrew Powers discusses how to mitigate the risk of potential time and resource losses...

Our lifestyles are key contributors to river pollution – social prescribing can help

May 25, 2022
A new study demonstrates the significant environmental impact of harmful chemical and biological agents we use in our daily activities and then flush down our drains. Personal care products, detergents,...

Reducing microbiological growth in your lab

May 12, 2022
Microbes are invisible to the naked eye. Every laboratory user carries a microbiome load of c.100 trillion microbes and sheds 10gms of skin each day. Under optimum conditions, a microbial...

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