All lab life articles – Page 2

Puzzle

On the spot: Boil and bubble

2018-10-07T09:30:00Z

What would you do if a bottle of waste chemicals starts bubbling?

Puzzle

On the spot: Solid or liquid?

2018-07-03T10:00:00Z

What would you do if you found a solid in a solvent bottle?

Opinion

A sideways look at synthesis

2018-04-30T08:32:00Z

Side products might not be what you want, but they could be what you need

News

Wanted: synthetic chemists (humans need not apply)

2018-01-24T09:28:00Z

Automation could free chemists from tedious lab work – if they’re ready to think differently about research

Review

Chemistry

2017-12-01T12:00:00Z

A coming-of-age novel by a former Harvard chemist

Podcast

Chemistry by Weike Wang – Book club

2017-12-01T11:15:00Z

First-time novelist Weike Wang takes us inside the mind of a Chinese American PhD student in Boston

Feature

Lab automation

2016-12-20T11:16:00Z

Automated tools can take the drudgery out of routine lab work, Anthony King reports

Opinion

Time to be proud of the lab coat

2016-06-29T10:02:00Z

It’s OK that chemists are associated with lab coats

Careers

Beating imposter syndrome

2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Advice for scientists who feel like they don’t belong

Feature

It's even cheaper being green

2014-04-30T00:00:00Z

Reducing the environmental impact of your lab can save money as well as water and fuel. Phillip Broadwith reports