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June 2017
Welcome to our June issue! In Upfront, UK kids get entrepreneurial, glass eels get sex changes and optical spectroscopy assesses climate changes in the Arctic tundra. In our features, Catherine Fenselau reflects on her impressive analytical career in (biomedical) mass spec, And Syft Technologies talk us through the high and lows of being a game-changing start-up. We also find out how an Innovation Awards winner made tires from sugar, and Sit Down With Strathclyde SERS superstar, Duncan Graham.
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Technology
Catalyzing Innovation
June 16, 2017
The story behind the Polyarc® system – and how it sparked a discovery to make car tires from sugar.
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Sifting for Gold
June 15, 2017
Like many start-ups, Syft Technologies hasn’t had the easiest of rides. In fact, there were times when we came close to admitting defeat. But our sheer belief in the potential of SIFT-MS kept us aloft – and now we’re going from strength to strength.
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Taking MS into the Clinic
June 15, 2017
Two clinicians share their 16-year journey to bring MS-based screening for newborn hemoglobinopathies into routine use – and explore what’s next for MS in routine diagnostics.
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Digging Deeper, Building Better
June 15, 2017
Catherine Fenselau’s impressive analytical science career has taken her from ancient ruins in Colorado to the analysis of lunar rock samples, from the early introduction of MS technology to the biomedical lab, to the heady days of fledgling mass spec journals. Here, Catherine reflects on the past, present and future of mass spec and explains why analytical science deserves more respect.
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Embracing the Proteogenomic Toolkit
June 14, 2017
To win the war on cancer, we need to put proteomics on an equal footing with genomics.
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Peeling Back the Layers
June 14, 2017
Pulsed glow discharge TOF-MS allows fast, direct analysis of complex thin-coated materials.
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Analytical Assistance, “Pro Humanitate”
June 14, 2017
When it comes to technology in developing countries, it’s about time we asked ourselves what more we can do to help.
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Bright Young Things
June 14, 2017
Can a UK-wide science festival hook the next generation of analytical scientists?
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The Importance of Chiral Metabolomics
June 14, 2017
Chiral amino acids, metabolites long overlooked as “unnatural,” are now under the spotlight – as biomarkers for kidney disease.
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COtoo Warm?
June 14, 2017
Optical spectroscopy uncovers increased carbon dioxide emissions on the Alaskan tundra
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Eggs on Your Face
June 14, 2017
Could brill eggs pose a less expensive alternative to caviar in luxury cosmetics?
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Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Sex off the Beach
June 14, 2017
Hold the sushi! Assessing safe levels of hormones in gender-switching eels with LC-DMS-MS/MS
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To SERS with Love
June 14, 2017
Sitting Down With… Duncan Graham, Head of Department for Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
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Onwards and Upwards
June 14, 2017
Exploring analytical science – past, present and future.
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