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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...

Avoiding common pitfalls deploying customised fume cupboards

August 22, 2022
Fume cupboards are vital in an industrial setting but they need to be tailored carefully to the individual laboratory, explains Frank Hackett of TCS

Synthetic polymers offer means to bypass gene editing for biocatalysis

August 19, 2022
Scientists believe they have found a way to improve the efficiency of biocatalysis by avoiding the costs and time involved in gene editing methods.

UWS’s third venture aims for fat returns from thin films

August 13, 2022
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is aiming to tap into the country’s reputation as a magnet for spin-out investment, with a new company that aims to revolutionise...

Creating a Successful Lab Buildout Plan

August 7, 2022
Creating a detailed plan is a vital part of making lab build projects run smoothly with minimal pitfalls, says Emily Newton. The goal is to take the building from an...

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.

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...

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