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“Without Measurement, There Is No Progress”
Apr 16, 2025
Kevin Schug discusses the ripple effects of the US government’s cost-cutting plans – on labs, collaboration, and the next generation of analytical scientists
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Nanotech Titan: Part Two
Mar 31, 2025
9 min read
The toughest peer review? A group of investors around a table, says Chad Mirkin, who talks commercialization lessons learned and major discoveries: spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
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The Diminishing of American Science
Mar 21, 2025
4 min read
If the proposed cuts to facilities and administration costs go ahead, US laboratories will have less money to pay staff, conduct research, and collaborate – and American science will be greatly diminished – says John Yates
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Science Under Siege
Feb 27, 2025
6 min read
Life in the lab goes on for Anastasia Mosendz, an analytical chemistry PhD student in Kyiv, amid alarms, trips to the shelter, and power outages
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Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
Precision Medicine 2050: With Lingjun Li
Apr 18, 2025
In the future, AI-assisted diagnostic tools could analyze your health status and prescribe personalized interventions tailored exactly to your biology – but not until we can better detect biomarkers at extremely low concentrations
12 min read
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The 12 Goals of Circular Analytical Chemistry
Apr 11, 2025
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Imagine a world where resources get used but not used up, where products, components and materials are kept in the system during and after use, and where waste does not exist. This is the world of circular analytical chemistry.
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What If Computers Could Smell?
Apr 03, 2025
13 min read
Computers can “see” and “hear,” but fully digitizing scent has so far eluded science – but that may soon change
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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Ron Heeren
Mar 03, 2025
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Ron Heeren shares his perspectives on the current landscape of analytical science, addressing progress in spatial biology, the “resolution revolution”, and how interdisciplinary scientists must be supported by policy to enable further progress.
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Innovation Lessons Learned: With Lloyd Smith
Jan 13, 2025
By Lloyd Smith, James Strachan
As a postdoc, Lloyd Smith invented the first automated DNA sequencer – used for sequencing the human genome. Later, he founded a company, Third Wave Technologies, which successfully commercialized molecular diagnostic products. More recently, Smith coined the word "proteoform," which has been wholeheartedly embraced by the proteomics community. So you could say he knows a thing or two about innovation...
11 min read
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The Philosophy – and Psychology – of Product Development
Mar 14, 2025
8 min read
In a new series highlighting industry’s often unsung heroes, Anne Marie Smith, Product Manager at ACD/Labs, discusses systems thinking, addressing unspoken challenges, and identifying the "empty fridge"
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The XCMS-METLIN Story
Jan 08, 2025
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Gary Siuzdak’s team at Scripps Research did more than just process LC/MS data – they mastered the art of distinguishing signal from noise, uncovering molecular identities hidden in the clutter of raw data
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The Sweet Science of Product Development
Feb 28, 2025
6 min read
Looking for a role that blends science with business? Consider product development – and a startup – says BrightSpec’s Colin Merrifield, who shares his career and innovation lessons learned.
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Spectroscopy Research Roundup: Krebs Can Form in Interstellar Ice
Apr 30, 2025
From the origins of life, to biomolecular monitoring, to endometriosis diagnosis – and more spectroscopy stories
6 min read
Will AI Help – or Hinder – the Chemometrics Field?
Apr 29, 2025
The jury’s still out, says ACD/Labs’ Graham A. McGibbon – who points to prompt engineering and difficulties obtaining high-quality instrument data as current hurdles
5 min read
Five Reasons to Be Skeptical About Life on K2-18b
Apr 29, 2025
And why a small degree of excitement might be justified nonetheless
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Precision Medicine 2050: With Rob Monroe
Apr 25, 2025
The next installment in our series of articles exploring analytical science’s role in delivering a precision medicine future, Leica’s Rob Monroe explains why he’s excited about higher resolution diagnostics
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Fluorescent Owl Feathers Reveal Age and Sex Markers
Apr 24, 2025
Using high-performance liquid chromatography and UV detection, researchers trace how porphyrin pigments vary with age, sex, and body size in owls
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Simplicity for Sustainable Sample Preparation
Apr 23, 2025
Implementing changes to sample preparation may seem difficult for most analytical processes, but with simple adjustments to microextraction units, extractant phases and tools for analysis, achieving sustainability may not be as complicated as it first seems
5 min read
Simple Blood Test Rivals Mass Spec for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Apr 22, 2025
Fully automated p-tau217 Alzheimer’s assay shows high accuracy in clinical settings
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“Western Diet” Fuels Lung Cancer
Apr 21, 2025
By James Strachan
Spatial metabolomics reveals that glycogen accumulation – exacerbated by high-fat, high-fructose diets – accelerates lung cancer
3 min read
Precision Medicine 2050: With Lingjun Li
Apr 18, 2025
In the future, AI-assisted diagnostic tools could analyze your health status and prescribe personalized interventions tailored exactly to your biology – but not until we can better detect biomarkers at extremely low concentrations
12 min read
Biosensor HIV Test Delivers Results in 15 Minutes
Apr 17, 2025
Nanomechanical platform detects early-stage infection with high sensitivity and broad subtype coverage
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