Research-Specific Labs

The National Research Council of Canada’s Bird Guns Ensure Safe Air Travel

November 11, 2016

While the thought of firing bird carcasses at airplanes might seem funny, tests like these are serious business...

New Sandia Facility Tests Algae's Potential as Biofuel

October 13, 2016

Sandia National Laboratories’ Algae Raceway Testing Facility: Bringing biofuel research out of the flask and ...

A Bright Future for Cannabis Testing Services

October 3, 2016

Despite regulatory challenges, the future of testing services is promising

Spotlight on PerkinElmer's Mobile Fuel Analysis Lab

September 8, 2016

Located in an IndyCar Series semi-trailer used by the race series’ Technical Inspection Group, PerkinElmer&rs...

Using Aquaponics to Grow Medical Cannabis—Green Relief Inc.

July 14, 2016

With the medical marijuana industry continuing to grow, labs that produce or test cannabis aren’t exactly rar...

Iowa State University’s ATHENA Lab Helps Improve Human Engineering

June 9, 2016

Iowa State University’s ATHENA Lab is all about helping people work better

The Frozen Zoo: Freezing for the Future

May 12, 2016

The Frozen Zoo® is the largest, most diverse collection of cell lines in the world.

GV HIAPER Research Jet: A Lab on a Plane

April 7, 2016

For environmental researchers, the Gulfstream-V (GV) HIAPER research jet is like Red Bull—it gives them wings...

The Biotron

March 9, 2016

For the Biotron Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, varying temperatures and humidity levels are a g...

SNOLAB: Doing Science in an Active Mine

February 4, 2016

“Once you’re in the lab, it’s very difficult to recognize that you are two kilometers underg...

Labs Less Ordinary

December 3, 2015

For many scientists, research is nothing like what we see in TV and movies.

Perspective On: A Food and Beverage Lab

December 4, 2014

As part of the laboratory services division of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), staff members ac...

University Hospitals Case Medical Center Expands Use of Data Analytics to Include Microbiology and Billing/Accounts Receivables

November 12, 2014

Viewics, Inc. is pleased to announce University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio is expanding its use of View...

Perspective On: A Cell Culture Lab

November 6, 2014

Many studies suggest that toxins in the environment may be a cause of autism, affecting a mother’s unborn chi...

Perspective On: A Microanalysis Lab

October 9, 2014

Each day involves something new at the McCrone Associates microanalysis lab.