Medical instruments are integral to the health care scene, as they help analyze samples and diagnose patients. However, some facilities may find it difficult to fund brand-new lab equipment. Used ...

Most engineering and science laboratories in South Korea have a thick blue “encyclopedia” on their shelves. During an era ...

Who needs to buy their own centrifuges, drying ovens, incubators or plate readers when there are researchers within shouting distance who have the equipment? Well, even as the sharing economy ...

For decades, bulky spectrometers have been the main tools for understanding how things are made of chemicals (a thing called ...

GUEST OPINION: The world of scientific research is evolving at a remarkable pace. Across every field, from biotechnology and chemistry to physics and environmental science, new innovations in lab ...

In the landlocked, sub-Saharan country of Malawi, oftentimes only land separates wells for drinking water from sewage in toilet pits. Cholera, a highly contagious bacterial disease found in ...

Devices used in laboratories, hospitals and similarly high-demand settings must remain consistently accurate to encourage trust in the parties using them for critical tasks. However, overheating can ...

Ian Lightcap had a problem. The core facility director at the University of Notre Dame had a lot of aging equipment on his hands and a plan to upgrade it—but no plan for what to do with the old ...

Valley High School biology teacher Kathy Jo Sagwitz learned how to do more with less for her students. “Before this year, I didn’t have a science room at all,” she said. “I was in a regular classroom ...