July 21, 2024

It’s the phrase that encapsulates the perennial challenge of transitioning a successful laboratory project into a workable industrial venture.

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July 7, 2024

Former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has joined the newly elected Labour administration as the new minister of state for science.

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May 29, 2024

Cruising thousands of feet above the Arctic through a raging storm isn’t the most congenial research environment – unless you are part of Alaska’s flying laboratory of weather scientists. Sabrina...

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May 28, 2024

Creators of a new process claim that it has the potential to boost polystyrene recycling massively beyond present industrial levels.

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May 27, 2024

A joint research team from two UK universities has employed computational design to develop new metal-free porous framework materials using cheap and abundant mon-metallic elements.

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May 20, 2024

Labs play an essential role in advancing sustainability in the wider world but they need to tackle their own levels of waste and consumption. Graham Matthews provides a simple checklist...

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May 7, 2024

Like its namesake, Coral Reef is simple to appreciate but it’s challenging to master.

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April 13, 2024

Tributes been made worldwide to Peter Higgs, the Nobel-winning physicist who gave his name to the Higgs boson subatomic particle and whose work altered understanding of the universe.

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February 19, 2024

Digital hackers may be the bigger threat but don’t overlook the need for safeguards against more commonplace errors, details Ellie Gabel.

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February 19, 2024

Scientists at the University of Surrey are claiming a first with their observations on the effects of electrical current caused by combining different salts in liquid.

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