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A laboratory is a facility where scientists conduct experiments and research to test ideas and discover new knowledge about the physical world. Laboratories like the Schuster Laboratory at the University of Manchester are essential places where breakthroughs in fields like physics happen through controlled investigation and careful observation.
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thumb|The Schuster Laboratory, [[University of Manchester (a physics laboratory)]]
A laboratory (; ; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Laboratories are found in a variety of settings such as schools, universities, privately owned research institutions, corporate research and testing facilities, government regulatory and forensic investigation centers, physicians' offices, clinics, hospitals, regional and national referral centers, and even occasionally personal residences.