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September 2017
Welcome to our September issue! In Upfront, we cover ancient cats, bomb-sniffing dogs, cancer-detecting pens, and the current Netherlands egg crisis. In Features, we ask if analytical scientists can inject some objectivity into the fracking debate, and if handheld devices are the future of food analysis. We also cover mentorship and Lord of the Rings in our In My Views, Sit Down With separation specialist, Attila Felinger – and introduce our new mini mag, The Spectroscopist!
Calling All Innovators!
September 27, 2017
Nominations for The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2017 are now closed
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The Spectroscopist
September 14, 2017
Six stellar scientists share their personal viewpoints on the shining history and bright future of the field.
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High-Throughput Formaldehyde Analysis in Air Using Direct Mass Spectrometry
September 14, 2017
Direct analysis using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) enables real-time monitoring of formaldehyde to sub-part-per-billion concentrations, and simplifies and accelerates both sampling and analysis, providing 25-fold throughput enhancements.
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Keep CLAM... and Forget Sample Prep Bottlenecks
September 14, 2017
How automated LC-MS is transforming the world of clinical analysis – and beyond.
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Water, Water Everywhere
September 14, 2017
Determination of H2O may be ubiquitous and appear relatively straightforward but, with increasingly strict regulations and the constant drive towards more accurate measurements, how confident are you in your results?
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Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Sensors
News and Research
Technology
Spectroscopy
Food Analysis at Your Fingertips
September 14, 2017
They’re small, they’re fast – and they could soon be in our pockets. We profile two innovative Horizon 2020 food projects that combine analytical technology with smartphone portability to put food analysis into the hands of consumers. The future is (almost) here – and it knows what’s in your food.
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The Truth About Fracking
September 13, 2017
The use of hydraulic fracturing – fracking – to extract natural oil and gas has become a politically charged topic. As analytical chemists, our lab at the University of Texas at Arlington aims to inject some much-needed objectivity into the debate.
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Perfect Geometry
September 13, 2017
Does UniSpray’s aerodynamic design give it the edge over conventional electrospray ionization?
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Putting Theory Into Practice
September 13, 2017
Sitting Down With… Attila Felinger, Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Hungary.
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One App to Rule Them All
September 13, 2017
Is SAP the only system you need to operate your Lab? A Lord of the Rings Parody.
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Calling All Mentors
September 13, 2017
Academics and industrial chemists: share your experience and advice with young scientists. We must motivate more students to enter the analytical sciences.
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Testing the Boundaries
September 13, 2017
Are you compliant with the new guidelines for elemental impurities? There are only six months left to get up to speed.
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Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Eggs-istential Crisis
September 13, 2017
Pesticide found in thousands of Dutch eggs
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Business & Entrepreneurship
Business & Entrepreneurship
Mass Spectrometry
Omics
Genomics & DNA Analysis
Discoveries, Diagnostics and Dissolution
September 13, 2017
What’s new in business?
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Spinal Tap
September 13, 2017
Metal speciation in cerebrospinal fluid may bring new understanding of neurodegenerative diseases
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Good Mews Traveled Fast
September 13, 2017
Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been? All over the Ancient World, apparently
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Paw of the Law
September 13, 2017
New MS technology could help canines become better “chemical sensors” for explosive detection
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Writing Off Cancer
September 13, 2017
When it comes to identifying cancerous tissue, is the “MasSpec Pen” mightier than the iKnife?
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