The Hidden Cost of AI in Scientific Writing
July 29, 2025
Writing without AI is hard, but maybe that’s a good thing
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Bridge to Impact: Sitting Down With Ying Ge
Jul 07, 2025
At the intersection of chemistry, biology, and medicine, Ying Ge is pioneering a new era of translational analytical science
10 min read
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Let’s Join Forces to Survive the Grant Apocalypse
Jun 25, 2025
5 min read
Could US academics – with help from societies – share resources to ensure all students get the experience they need?
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Tivadar Farkas: Industry’s Chromatography Crusader
Jun 17, 2025
6 min read
2025’s Uwe D. Neue Award winner, Tivadar Farkas, reflects upon the key lessons learned across a career spanning three decades in separation science
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Riva Returns!
Jun 13, 2025
4 min read
Luigi Mondello explains why the time is right to reignite Chromatography’s much-missed “scientific retreat”
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Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
Is the Single-Cell Revolution Still Just Beginning?
Jul 10, 2025
By Jonathan Sweedler
Single-cell analysis has exploded in recent years, yet much of the chemical landscape remains uncharted, and we're only beginning to address – or, indeed, understand – many fundamental questions on cell chemical heterogeneity
10 min read
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Gary Patti: Metabolomics Is Not in Crisis
Jun 12, 2025
10 min read
Our ability to measure and quantitate key metabolites remains robust, reproducible, and highly valuable – regardless of how the issue around unknowns plays out
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
Mass Spectrometry
The Dark Metabolome: No Mere Figment?
Jun 02, 2025
14 min read
In-source fragmentation cannot explain away the reality – and significance – of the dark metabolome
Liquid Chromatography
Data & AI
“AI Holds Transformative Potential in Chromatography”
May 30, 2025
3 min read
Martina Catani is optimistic about the future of HPLC – and excited about AI’s potential to accelerate method development and enhance precision
Innovation
The technologies, lessons, and stories defining innovation in analytical science
The Psychology of Innovation: How to Build a Fearlessly Curious Team
Jun 30, 2025
By James Strachan
Creating space for dissent, risk-taking, and failure is key to innovation, says SCIEX’s R&D VP Chris Lock
12 min read
Innovation
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Why Most Instrument Startups Fail – and What to Do Differently
Jun 10, 2025
12 min read
Build a team that knows your application space, be prepared to pivot, and ignore tempting but unscalable detours
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How to Succeed in Commercial Innovation
Dec 12, 2024
4 min read
Sell your story, stay alert, be careful who you hire, and focus intensely on execution
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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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Deep Cell Diving
Jul 23, 2025
By Henry Thomas
A multimodal cell atlas created with self-supervised learning reveals how protein complexes form and function across spatial scales
2 min read
Proteins Preserved in Fossil Teeth for 18 Million Years
Jul 22, 2025
By Henry Thomas
A paleoproteomic study has unlocked the oldest known biological sequences from extinct mammals
4 min read
Dual Spectroscopy System Boosts Real-Time Chemical Sensing
Jul 22, 2025
By James Strachan
Machine learning-enhanced system integrates SERS and UV–Vis for real-world sensing
4 min read
Who Watches the Watchers?
Jul 21, 2025
By James Strachan, Frank van Geel
Anonymous “academic integrity watchdogs” are mounting coordinated online attacks on scientists of all stripes – with real and lasting consequences
12 min read
New Evidence Confirms Neurons Form in Adult Brains
Jul 18, 2025
Single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals lifelong neurogenesis in the hippocampus
2 min read
Mushrooms, Macrophages, Molars – and Martians…
Jul 17, 2025
From deep time to deep space, this week’s mass spec roundup decodes molecular secrets from mushrooms to Mars
4 min read
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Single Cell Analysis: We Need to Go Deeper
Jul 17, 2025
By Henry Thomas
To make real progress in biology and precision medicine, we need to isolate and measure individual organelles – in real time
11 min read
The Power of Automated Stacked Injection
Jul 17, 2025
KNAUER’s flexible HPLC systems and PurityChrom® 6 software simplify stacked injection workflows – making high-throughput purification more accessible than ever
4 min read
Liquid Chromatography Evolves to Meet Demands of Emerging Biotherapeutics
Jul 16, 2025
Review outlines LC strategies for characterizing oligonucleotides, mRNA, ADCs, and peptides
4 min read
Vast Quantities of Nanoplastics Found in North Atlantic
Jul 16, 2025
First ocean-scale detection of nanoplastics estimates up to 27 million tons are suspended in the North Atlantic’s waters
2 min read
