Optimising science
Our thoughts on all things software and science.
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Labguru pairs up with Altmetric, adds real-time data
Labguru users will now be able to see related news articles, blog posts and publicly visible shares on social media sites for papers they upload, thanks to a new collaboration announced yesterday with Altmetric. Labguru, a lightweight...
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Happening this week: IDCC '13
Today marks the start of the Digital Curation Centre's 8th international conference, known as IDCC '13. The program is a diverse mix of some of the top thinkers when it comes to issues of digital curation, data sharing, standards and...
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The lab safety problem - a personal story
The following is a guest post written by Nathan Watson, founder of BioRAFT, a Digital Science-supported company.
My left index finger should probably glow green under 488nm light for the rest of my life. As a junior researcher, I was...
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Season's Greetings From Digital Science
Tis the season to be... sciencey.
So we've put together a very serious video on seasonal science in action in the Digital Science office starring Digital Science staff.
Mention the video on Twitter and you'll be entered in to the running for...
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figshare links your desktop to the cloud
Yesterday saw the launch of the first figshare desktop uploader. The first release of the desktop uploader is a beta version and is only Windows supported, but versions for other operating systems will be coming soon.
It’s a very simple app that...
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SureChem Deposition to PubChem
In a move that will boost open drug discovery, SureChem has deposited more than eight million chemical compounds into PubChem, the first time that any patent chemistry database has been made publicly available in its entirety. More than half of...
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Happy Birthday To Us!
Today marks Digital Science's second birthday, and as we round out another year, what better time to reflect on some of the progress made by members of the Digital Science family in 2012. It's been an extraordinary year (and an exceptionally busy...
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Digital Science at Online
Today marks the first day of Online Information, an annual event in London for information professionals. Digital Science is a gold sponsor of this year's event, and both Mark Hahnel of figshare and Euan Adie of Altmetric will be joining panels...
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Video, links from Monday's App Slam at SpotOn London
At Digital Science, we work to develop software internally as well as support other scientific startups working to craft tools to enable more efficient research through better use of technology. We have a keen interest in scientific software, and...
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Labtiva and Nature Publishing Group expand user access to articles
Announced today in line with the Charleston Conference, the public can now buy and rent a selection of nature.com content for a lower price point through a new pilot developed by Labtiva, one of Digital Science's portfolio companies. The pilot is...
