Why We Do What We Do
March 25, 2013
Analytical scientists love what they do. They relish a practical challenge, see the field to be the very foundation of good science and consider its place to be at the heart of modern society.
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Saccharide and Polysaccharide Analysis
March 22, 2013
New column offers significant performance improvements in saccharide and polysaccharide analysis.
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Bringing The Market to Science
March 22, 2013
Sitting Down With Elizabeth Iorns, CEO of Science Exchange.
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DNA Horse Play
March 22, 2013
The ongoing horsemeat scandal has damaged customer confidence in authenticity and raised food analysis awareness.
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Coaching as a Leadership Tool
March 22, 2013
Increase your influence, and the efficiency and morale of your staff, by listening actively and asking probing, powerful questions.
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Science Dating
March 21, 2013
Need to conduct an experiment but lack technical capability? Got spare capacity in your lab or some sadly underused, budget-busting bit of kit? You guys should meet…
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Mass App-eal
March 21, 2013
A free iPad app allows you to run simulated mass spectra of gas and vapor species without breaking a sweat… or even leaving your armchair.
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Mocking ‘An Old Man in Military Costume’
March 20, 2013
Last month’s “The Science of Art” followed four stories of analytical art appreciation. Here, we pursue another art mystery with one of the authors, Matthias Alfeld.
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Past Separations
March 20, 2013
The documented history of separation science extends back over 200 years. Here, we sumarize the key developments in the field.
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Winning the Sports Drug Arms Race
March 20, 2013
With a constantly growing pool of alternatives available to cheating athletes, more comprehensive doping control analytical assays are needed.
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Fighting Organized Drug Crime
March 20, 2013
Why X-ray analysis should play a far bigger role in the detection of illicit substances.
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Don’t Wash Your Hands of This
March 19, 2013
Is triclosan, an antibacterial agent in soaps and body washes, damaging the aquatic environment?
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Analytical Fusion
March 19, 2013
Working in an environment that fosters cross-pollination between multi-disciplinary groups can be rewarding, both personally and professionally.
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Why Isn’t Chemometrics Center Stage?
March 19, 2013
There is a great need for more accurate planning of measurements and efficient extraction of relevant information from complex analytical data. The solution is at hand, let’s start using it properly.
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A Catalyst for Scientific Progress
March 19, 2013
Rivalry with other researchers provides reassurance that the problem is sufficiently important for others to try for the same prize and the impetus to raise your game.
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Nanomechanics
March 19, 2013
By combining the sensitivity of microcantilevers with the selectivity of IR spectroscopy, photothermal cantilever deflection spectroscopy (PCDS) opens up new opportunities for the detection, speciation, and quantification of explosive vapors in complex mixtures.
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Future Separations
March 19, 2013
Emily Hilder and Robert Shellie Predict That the Next Wave of Separation Technology Will Be Portable and Personal
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Winter of Content
March 19, 2013
The remains of King Richard III are confirmed by DNA analysis, supported by micro-computed X-ray tomography and radiocarbon dating.
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