Paul Elliott

Apple time!

Posted on: March 21, 2016

Asynt’s Kerry Elgie finally caught up with Paul Elliott, Chief Technician at the University of York’s Green Chemistry Department, to present him with his Apple watch after visiting the Asynt stand at Lab Innovations last year.

Up to Speed on Meldonium

Posted on: March 11, 2016

Dr Kerry Elgie recommends: Derek Lowe covers the scandal that hit the newspapers worldwide recently relating to tennis superstar, Maria Sharapova, and her use of a drug called Meldonium which has never been officially approved in the US or anywhere in Western Europe.

The chemistry of Game of Thrones

Posted on: March 11, 2016

I started thinking about the cult series “Game of Thrones” a little more; a mixture of little-known and world-renowned actors and actresses, stunning sets and costumes, an incredibly complex story line and, I realised, a whole heap of weird and wonderful chemistry!

Chocolate – not just for chicks!

Posted on: February 12, 2016

We’re prepared to encourage the chocoholics at this time of year! We have some outstanding chocolate goodies up for grabs so read on to find out how to win these for your lab…

women in science

Tweet of the week

Posted on: February 12, 2016

We keep an eye out for interesting chemistry tweets to share and @BuzzFeedScience had a great one recently; 11 Unsung Science Heroines You Really Should Have Heard Of.