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How Easy it is to Switch to Hygiena® EnSURE® Touch
How Easy it is to Switch to Hygiena® EnSURE® Touch
Posted in: Hygiene Monitoring, Food Production and Safety, Microbiology, Hygiena, Environmental Monitoring, Beverage Manufacture, Food manufacturing
08-08-2023
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Why the EnSURE® Touch? There is no denying that ATP systems are essential tools for food safety and quality control....

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Our dear colleague..
Our dear colleague..
Posted in: Uncategorized
10-07-2023
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💔 It is with profound sadness that I share the heartbreaking news of the passing of our dear colleague and friend,...

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Dental Practice: Protein Residue swabbing for Hygiene Verification
Dental Practice: Protein Residue swabbing for Hygiene Verification
Posted in: Hygiene Monitoring, Hygiena, Environmental Monitoring
30-05-2023
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Protein residue hygiene verification can provide several benefits to a dental practice in terms of having a reliable...

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Water Activity (aw) - how it affects food manufacturing.
Water Activity (aw) - how it affects food manufacturing.
Posted in: Food Production and Safety, Microbiology, Food manufacturing
04-04-2023
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When choosing a water activity (aw) meter, you should consider factors such as accuracy, range, ease of use,...
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Which Type of Centrifuge is best suited for your business needs?
Which Type of Centrifuge is best suited for your business needs?
Posted in: Dairy, Beverage Manufacture, Laboratory, Centrifuge, Food manufacturing
21-03-2023
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Which Type of Centrifuge is the best suited for your business needs? In this guide, we will discuss the different...
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Women In Science Through History - International Women's Day 2017

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At Gem Scientific 50% of our workforce is female, so on International Women's Day we thought we'd take a look at some of the women who have shaped scientific history.

Hypatia

Hypatia was a mathematician, astonomer and philosopher in Alexandia and the earlier female mathematician whose life was well documented. Daughter of Theon of Alexandia, himself a mathematician and astronomer, Hypatia was a popular teacher and became head of the Neoplatonist School in Alexandia. More information on Hypatia: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hypatia  

Marie Curie

No list on women in science is complete without Marie Curie. Curie's achievements were many including (but not limited to): two Nobel Prizes in different scientific fields (Physics and Chemistry), discovery of two elements (polonium and radium), development of the theory of radioactivity. Despite her success she faced great opposition from her male peers because she was a woman. She died in 1934 from leukemia caused by high exposion to radiation duing her research. Learn more about Marie Curie here: https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/our-history/marie-curie-the-scientist  

Mae Jemison

Dr. Mae C. Jemison is an american engineer, physican and NASA astronaut. She was the first African American woman in space when she went into orbit aboard the Endeavour in 1992. During her time in space she conducted experiments as a co-investigator on the bone cell research experiment flown on the mission. Her historic flight has inspired women and minority communities around the world. For more reading on Mae Jemison: http://www.space.com/17169-mae-jemison-biography.html  
Despite these women, and many thousands of others today, pushing boundaries women still only make up a small percentage of workers in STEM fields. For more information on women in STEM check out: http://www.womeninstem.co.uk/
 
Tags : Hypatia, International women's day, Mae jemison, Marie curie, Women in stem
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