Rapid Raman Screen to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
October 29, 2025
MX-Raman platform could screen for bacterial infection and recommend effective antibiotic treatment
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The Power List 2025 – Leading Voices Edition
Aug 05, 2025
By James Strachan
Thought-provoking answers to the field’s biggest questions – and a celebration of those shaping its future
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Bridge to Impact: Sitting Down With Ying Ge
Jul 07, 2025
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At the intersection of chemistry, biology, and medicine, Ying Ge is pioneering a new era of translational analytical science
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Let’s Join Forces to Survive the Grant Apocalypse
Jun 25, 2025
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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
Trends & Challenges
Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
Drowning in Features; Thirsty for Answers
Aug 26, 2025
By Henry Thomas
The challenge of identifying unknowns looms large for mass spectrometry, says Susan Richardson, who returned from ASMS 2025 with new ideas – and a hope that AI might finally bridge the gap between data and discovery
8 min read
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
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Does In-Source Fragmentation Require a Soft Touch?
Sep 02, 2025
4 min read
Soft ionization can allow chromatography to disentangle artifacts from genuine metabolic features, argues Plasmion’s Jan-Christoph Wolf
Omics
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Is the Single-Cell Revolution Still Just Beginning?
Jul 10, 2025
10 min read
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
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The “Dark Lab” Approaches
Aug 15, 2025
3 min read
Why a fully automated analytical laboratory might be closer than you think
Innovation
The technologies, lessons, and stories defining innovation in analytical science
Lessons Crossing the Valley of Death
Sep 18, 2025
By Elia Psillakis
Let’s transform analytical chemistry into the hotbed of commercial innovation it ought to be
3 min read
Chromatography
Technology
A Revolution in Chromatographic Performance? Let’s Discuss.
Aug 29, 2025
2 min read
New chromatographic material promises better-than-state-of-the-art separation – can this be true? And if so, why?
Innovation
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The Psychology of Innovation: How to Build a Fearlessly Curious Team
Jun 30, 2025
12 min read
Creating space for dissent, risk-taking, and failure is key to innovation, says SCIEX’s R&D VP Chris Lock
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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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A Smarter Clock for Biological Age
Oct 24, 2025
Combining transcriptomic and glycomic data, a next-generation biological clock could help detect age-related disease risk long before symptoms appear
1 min read
Innovation at Scale: A Conversation with Agilent’s New CTO
Oct 24, 2025
We speak with August Specht, Chief Technology Officer at Agilent, about the opportunities and risks of AI, the promise of multimodal data, and building a more connected and sustainable future for analytical science
11 min read
Spectral Mystery on Mars Finally Solved
Oct 23, 2025
Lab match identifies elusive Martian mineral linked to hydrothermal activity – and possible past habitability
1 min read
Field Flow Fractionation Comes of Age
Oct 23, 2025
By Alina Astefanei
By preserving sample integrity, FFF meets modern separation challenges found at the intersection of the nano, micro, and macromolecular worlds
11 min read
Cracking Pancreatic Cancer’s Diagnostic Code
Oct 23, 2025
Proteomic analysis of circulating extracellular vesicles points to markers that may distinguish early cancer from chronic disease
1 min read
Diamond Probe for Keyhole Cancer Detection
Oct 22, 2025
A conversation with a surgeon led sensor scientists to pivot from nuclear waste containers to cancer
5 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: PFAS, Catalysts, and Proto Earth…
Oct 22, 2025
Plus more mass spec news…
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Why Start-ups Need Analytical Science
Oct 21, 2025
By James Strachan
Alexander Böser expands on his award-winning assay to explain why analytical science underpins start-up success in the chemical and materials sectors
10 min read
Unfolding the Hidden Flexibility of GPCRs
Oct 21, 2025
By Henry Thomas
A cross-linking mass spectrometry approach exposes dynamic interactions long hidden from traditional structural biology
5 min read
Simple Sieve for Nanoplastic Detection
Oct 20, 2025
By James Strachan
Sieve-based test strip allows researchers to detect nanoplastics using just an optical microscope
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