New scientific opportunities are creating demand for more and better laboratory space. For academic and teaching institutions, this demand often leads to renovating and expanding existing research ...

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The proliferation of EV battery cell manufacturing plants and EV battery pack assembly plants is producing a corresponding boom in the construction of battery test labs. These are needed to verify ...

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Are lab assessments truly evaluating students’ scientific abilities – or simply their physical agility in an inflexible environment? Find out how to design more accessible biomedical laboratory ...