What’s New in Spectroscopy?
May 3, 2023
The latest spectroscopy news: photosynthesis-inspired renewable energy, crab-shell portable spectrometers, and how AI can assist Raman histology in brain cancer diagnosis
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August 2022
Find out how analytical scientists safeguard against improvised explosives, new psychoactive compounds, and even chemical warfare agents in this month’s forensics feature. In My View covers the snowballing microplastics issue, as well as academic integrity and peer review. Elsewhere, Caroline West casts a critical eye over the current state of supercritical fluid chromatography, Rick Yost shares his thoughts on the evolution of ion mobility spectrometry–mass spectrometry, and Juergen Popp discusses recent developments in IR spectroscopy. Last but not least, we Sit Down With Tony Edge, Site Director (Production and R&D) at Avantor Sciences, UK.
What’s New in Mass Spec?
October 10, 2022
September’s top mass spectrometry news: “sniff-inspired” Parkinson’s test clinic-ready, introducing the Omnitrap, and our oxidation “aura”
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Who’s Afraid of SFC?
August 15, 2022
Supercritical fluid chromatography has come a long way in terms of versatility and ease of use, so there’s no reason to be scared, says Caroline West. But we need another round of innovation from manufacturers to take SFC to the next level.
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Exciting Times For… Spectroscopy: With Juergen Popp
August 10, 2022
We’re asking leading spectroscopists what they think the single-most exciting development in spectroscopy is today. Here, Juergen Popp, Scientific Director at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, highlights photothermal IR microscopy and the many recent developments in IR spectroscopy.
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Questioning “The Science”
August 8, 2022
What would it mean for science as a whole if the results of a seminal Alzheimer’s paper underpinning the amyloid hypothesis were fabricated?
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Bruker’s Bavarian Benchtop NMR
August 3, 2022
Joerg Koehler explains how Bruker is working with Bavarian police to develop new spectroscopy-based tools for forensic narcotics analysis
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The Rise of IMS-MS
July 26, 2022
Rick Yost, Head of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Florida, past president of ASMS, and co-inventor of triple quad mass spectrometry technology, shares his thoughts on the evolution of IMS-MS
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Are We Enabling Abusive Reviewers?
July 12, 2022
In response to Victoria’s piece on citation ethics, an anonymous reader wrote in to share their experiences with what they called “abusive” reviewers
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We Know How That Cocaine Got There…
July 8, 2022
As part of a new series on forensic analysis, Allen Bellew, Marketing and Applications Manager, tells us about Ionoptika’s collaboration with the University of Surrey, which used used water cluster SIMS to differentiate between ingested and non-ingested cocaine on a person’s fingertips
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Diving Deeper into the Depths of the Proteome
June 28, 2022
With advancements in mass spectrometry technology, proteomics has opened the door to a new wealth of possibilities to evolve how we understand and treat diseases
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Academic Integrity Volume 3: An Indecent Proposal
June 27, 2022
Are some journal editors giving articles preferential treatment for a fee?
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The Art Of Chemical Warfare Agent Analysis
June 24, 2022
Philipp Sulzer, Science Manager at IONICON, talks us through the challenging, potentially perilous, and (unfortunately) increasingly relevant field of chemical warfare agent analysis
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Separation Crazy; Separation Mad
June 20, 2022
Sitting Down With… Tony Edge, Site Director (Production & R&D), Avantor Sciences, UK
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Meet the Trendsetting Techniques of Biotherapeutic Molecule Characterization
June 14, 2022
Advanced analytical technologies now offer the detailed assessments of structure and function that developers need to bring their molecules to market
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Microplastics: a Mega-Problem?
June 2, 2022
A call to action for all analytical scientists: our microplastics problem is snowballing and we need standardized analytical techniques to dissect the issue
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What’s New in BioPharma?
March 21, 2022
Pioneering proteomics, super-speed cell separation, collaborations continued, and more…
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What’s New in Chromatography?
March 1, 2022
New frontiers in environmental monitoring with ion chromatography, striking shale oil, and Sartorius’ Novasep acquisition confirmed. We present the latest research and business chromatography news.
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