Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly. A team including Binghamton University professor Nicole Hassoun suggests three ways to more fairly and effectively distribute the vaccine so that people in poor countries get the vaccine as soon as possible.

In response to laboratories’ need to minimize in-person contact during the pandemic, Thermo Fisher Scientific now offers its Dionex Easion and Dionex Aquion Ion Chromatography (IC) systems through easy, online ordering.

The new HPPeco constant climate chamber and IPPeco cooled incubator operate with hitherto unrivalled efficiency, claims developer Memmert. In terms of energy consumption they are supposed to be far ahead of both compressor-cooled appliances and appliances with previous Peltier technology.

Swiss company Lonza has announced an expansion to its popular Pyrotec PRO Automated Robotic Solution for endotoxin testing. The new Pyrowave Reader add-on has been designed specifically for use with the sustainable Pyrogene Recombinant Factor C (rFC) Assay.

Scientists of Lund University, Sweden, led the international collaboration that resulted in the most comprehensive and in-depth examination of a soft-tissue fossil ever undertaken. Among other things, the study reveals that the soft parts have fossilised so quickly that both the original cells and their internal contents are preserved.

One consequence of the coronavirus pandemic has been global restrictions on mobility. This, in turn, has had an effect on pollution levels in the atmosphere.

A new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to prevent diseases. The research, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, was recently published in the journal PNAS.

Since humans first used and manipulated metals, this has been done by reshaping them permanently with heat and pressure. Scientists refer to this plastic deformation as dislocation. A new study took a closer look at the chemical processes occurring during this deformation process.

Asahi Kasei has developed an original forward osmosis (FO) membrane system for the high-level concentration of liquids by dehydration without heating or pressurization. The company is currently fabricating small and medium-sized equipment to be loaned to food and pharmaceutical manufacturers for introduction on a trial basis, with commercialization targeted in 2020.

Engineers at Duke University have developed the world's first fully recyclable printed electronics. By demonstrating a crucial and relatively complex computer component — the transistor — created with three carbon-based inks, the researchers hope to inspire a new generation of recyclable electronics to help fight the growing global epidemic of electronic waste.