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This guide will help you look after your microscope, helping you improve your images and the life of your instrument. Advice includes storage and maintenance, cleaning routines, and correct bulb and lens care.

Download our comprehensive guide to writing concise and logical scientific papers. Tips include how to get started, how to structure your paper and assistance on accurate referencing.

Our FREE guide will help you organize your experimental data effectively, enabling you to create a lab notebook that provides everything needed to give your work transparency and reproducibility.

Download our free guide for tips on becoming a science writer, including organizing your time and creating your own brand.

Download our free list for guidance on creating and executing excellent presentations. Tips include how to organize your slides, timings, and how to avoid common mistakes.

Chemists need to determine and optimize parameters for instruments to enable detection of novel contaminants. This guide provides an easy reference for compound optimization with LC-MS/MS.

Sample management in the laboratory can be complicated, procedures vary significantly depending on the identity of the samples. This free guide describes key considerations for sample handling and management.

Download this guide to explore the essential guidelines that every laboratory and scientist should adhere to when handling sensitive or delicate samples.

Field spectroscopy enables scientists to measure how different materials interact with electromagnetic energy and therefore underpins the technology enabling us to view the world from the air or space. Here we explore some tips for perfecting your field spectroscopy skills.

Download this guide to discover:
- How to set up you HPLC for successful results
- How to troubleshoot common HPLC-related issues
- A step-by-step guide to using your HPLC and gaining meaningful data