High-throughput molecular biology and crystallography advances have placed an increasing demand on crystallization, the one remaining bottleneck in macromolecular crystallography.
He also points out that the city's population is growing fast, increasing demand on the housing market.
Shrinking budgets and increasing demand on services make this no baseless warning from Norman Lamb, the care services minister.
At the beginning of the 21st century, increasing demand on established water sources forced a steep drop in the surrounding water table.
Between 2010 and 2030 the number of Britons over the age of 65 will grow by over 50%, increasing demand on the NHS by perhaps 4% a year.
Undoubtedly, there are challenges to face in ensuring we have the high-quality service that everyone in the NHS wants to offer, including increasing demand on services and the need to do more with tighter budgets.
He said: "The rise in pupil numbers, which is easy to predict from birthrates, is putting huge pressure on school places and an increasing demand on the shrinking pool of teachers.
But it seems unfair when this is not reported alongside the context of austerity, inadequate technology, workforce shortages and a relentless increasing demand on services driven by demographic changes.
The crisis, they argue, will come from a "triple whammy of increasing demand on the welfare state and health-care systems, with a decline in tax contributions from an ever-smaller work force".
Quite simply, there are signs of increasing demand on the horizon.
It is essential to design novel photocatalysts with enhanced efficiency for the increasing demand on energy.
