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16 May

International Day of Light

10 February 2026
Posted by Ian Lawrence
International day of light, laser, physics, technology, Theodore Maiman, UNESCO

Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-GeneralThe International Day of Light celebrates the role light plays in science, culture and art, education and sustainable development. Light continues to propel a range of diverse fields, such as medicine, communications and...

07 Mar

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International Women’s Day : Standard Candles

23 February 2026
Posted by Ian Lawrence
astronomy, Cepheids, Delta Cepheus, Harvard College Observatory, Henrietta Leavitt, Hubble, International Women's Day, physics, small Magellanic clouds, standard candles

A tribute to one of the most important yet historically overlooked discoveries in modern astronomy — and the woman whose work fundamentally changed our understanding of the universe.At the turn of the 20th century,...

28 Feb

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Quantum Diamonds

23 February 2026
Posted by Ian Lawrence
Chemical Vapour Deposition, CVD, diamonds, IYQ, nitrogen-vacancy, quantum, quantum computing

Diamonds are more than gemstones. As a robust tetrahedral lattice of carbon atoms (sp³ bonding), diamond offers exceptional hardness, thermal conductivity, optical transparency, and chemical stability—properties that make it a powerful platform for quantum...

16 Dec

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Dioxin and Furan Standard Mixtures

20 February 2026
Posted by Ian Lawrence
contamination, dioxin, furan, GC-MS/MS, PCB, persistent organic pollutants

Dioxins and furans are a strictly regulated class of highly toxic compounds. Historically, laboratories have relied on legacy HRGC-MS (high-resolution GC-MS) standards and methods that have changed little since the late 1980s. Cambridge Isotope...

25 Nov

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Foodomics

19 February 2026
Posted by Ian Lawrence
foodomics, human genome project, metabolomics, proteomics

Foodomics is a rapidly expanding scientific discipline that combines food chemistry, biological sciences, and advanced data analysis to understand how food components influence human biology in the post-genomic era. By integrating multi-omics technologies—such as...

08 Nov

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Isotopic Enrichment

19 February 2026
Posted by Ian Lawrence
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, isotopic enrichment, organic chemistry, stable isotopes

Discover how isotopic enrichment and species abundance analysis ensure the highest quality stable isotope-labelled compounds. Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (CIL) explains why precise isotope enrichment standards are critical in biomolecular research, pharmaceutical development, environmental testing,...