Comment: Global medicine use
Increasing usage of medicines, and the associated amount being spent, have become central issues in health policy and international trade discussions in recent years, including the potential reshaping of global markets and drug pricing that is being proposed by the US administration.
Gas safety in laboratory environments
The use of gases is both fundamental and commonplace within laboratory environments, integral to essential sterilisation or decontamination procedures, for example, and also across a broad range of industries. The use of gases can pose significant hazards to the health of employees, and sometimes to the safety of the facility as a whole.
Comment: Patenting battery materials
It is possible to look at general trends for patent publications in a particular area, such as battery materials, to find changes in research focus and direction. But this ‘helicopter view’ can miss some of the interesting detail we see by looking more closely at particular patent applications.
Comment: Insulating Europe
Around 210m m3 of insulating materials are currently used in the European construction industry every year. Over the past two years, there has been an overall decline in demand for insulation materials in Europe, including Russia and Turkey.