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Making a clean break from plastics

July 16, 2021
Feature
Plastic is no longer fantastic. Nadine Bellamy-Thomas looks at how laboratories are adopting more sustainable practices, trending away from single-use plastics, returning to glassware where possible and managing water consumption...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Health & Safety, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials
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Rapid sampling to support local communities in a time of great need

July 5, 2021
News
When disaster strikes, even a team of environmental chemists simply doing what they do best but doing it well, can be real heros. Technical analytics services come into their own...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Health & Safety, Organic Chemistry
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New dipping solution turns the whole fish into valuable food

June 16, 2021
News
When herring are filleted, more than half their weight becomes a low-value ‘side stream’ that never reaches our plates – despite being rich in protein and healthy omega-3 fatty acids....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Green Chemistry, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry
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SoyFilm: Is this the end of fossil fuel single-use plastics?

June 10, 2021
News
At last! A sustainable, scalable and 100 percent natural plant protein-based polymer that functions like plastic and can be broken down naturally after use. Inspired by spiders webs, the polymer...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Green Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
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The value of laboratory scientist degree apprenticeships

June 7, 2021
Insight
Laboratory Scientist degree apprenticeships offer is a world-class degree to apprentices and active technical and scientific support to the modern laboratory. Here, Dr Kyle Galloway explains how the University of...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Computational Chemistry, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Green Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Medical/Health, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects

May 27, 2021
News
UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five groundbreaking research projects. By pledging support for citizen science and citizen led research and...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Green Chemistry, Haematology, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Materials, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Neuroscience, Oceanography, Physics, Soil Science, Tectonics, Virology, Volcanology, Zoology
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Some like it hot – our May/June issue cover story on thermophiles as biotechnological targets

April 28, 2021
Feature
Thermophiles are fascinating microorganisms that include fungi, algae, cyanobacteria, and protozoa. Tom Graham discusses how to measure thermophilic microbial growth as a step towards understanding these fascinating and potentially highly...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, In Depth, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology
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Pre-programmed degradation makes ‘biodegradable’ plastics truly compostable

April 22, 2021
News
By embedding polymer-eating enzymes in plastic, researchers have found a way to make previously tricky polyester plastics break down more easily, with just heat and water, within a few weeks....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry
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Recycled graphene from tyres can make more environmentally friendly concrete

April 8, 2021
News
This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimised a process to convert waste from rubber tyres into graphene that can, in turn, be...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science
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Team ice’ uncover crucial information to aid the development of new more active cryoprotectants

March 17, 2021
News
Researchers uncover new understanding around the interactions between synthetic polymers and ice formation, underpinning new understanding around the fundamental principles of ice re-crystallisation. This crucial piece to the puzzle was...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Food Science, Geophysics, Green Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Solid State Physics, Thermodynamics
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