The Show Must Go On?
April 16, 2021
No Riva. No Fort Worth. How do organizers – and attendees – feel about the loss of ISCC/GC×GC?
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April 2021
The future of plastics, animal models, and life without Riva: this month’s features tackle some of the biggest and boldest topics in our field. Elsewhere in the issue, Philippe-Schmitt Kopplin and Stefan Pieczonka discuss their work unmasking the dark metabolome in beer, Victoria Samanidou asks “do all analytical chemists speak the same language?” and Susan Richardson discusses her work in water analysis – as well as becoming President of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.
The Proof Is in the Pandemic
April 14, 2021
COVID-19 has shown that we can, when required, rapidly adapt and respond to a crisis. We now need to apply this same vigor to saving our planet…
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The Famous Animals of Science
April 13, 2021
We look back at some of the biggest contributors to scientific research from the animal kingdom
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Of Mice and Monkeys
April 12, 2021
Animal models remain an unfortunate necessity in some fields of research and development, but analytical advances and new technologies are paving the way to reduce – maybe even one day eliminate – our reliance on living creatures
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One Word: Plastics
April 9, 2021
We ask four industry experts to reflect on the current state of polymer research, the challenges yet to be overcome, and the trends shaping the future of the field
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Beverage Analysis: Just Press Go?
April 8, 2021
To fast-track beverage analysis, laboratories should explore technology that specifically addresses the pain points of routine testing
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An Affinity for Water
April 7, 2021
We sit down with Susan Richardson, Arthur Sease Williams Professor of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, and President, American Society for Mass Spectrometry
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The Secrets of Liquid Sunshine
April 6, 2021
Do environmental conditions influence the more subtle flavors of whiskey?
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Image of the Month: Portrait of a Black Female Scientist
March 31, 2021
Luis Schachner is celebrating Black researchers with his GC-MS spectrum art
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Spike Protein Potential
March 30, 2021
New therapeutic targets revealed on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
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Gelling with MS-Based Diagnosis
March 27, 2021
New gel electrophoresis method could enable rapid analysis of protein biomarkers in clinical specimens
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The Vast Potential of Single-Cell Analysis
March 26, 2021
Single-cell analysis has great promise… but how can we get there?
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The Dark Metabolome in Your Glass
March 24, 2021
Unmasking the metabolome of beer to protect the quality of pints and empower archeological sample analysis
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Do All Analytical Scientists Speak the Same Language?
March 23, 2021
Instrument versus machine: the importance of accurate terminology in our field
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Sniffing Out Prostate Cancer with Artificial Neural Networks
March 11, 2021
Machine-based cancer detection system mimics the canine nose
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Diagnosing Oral Cancer with Raman Spectroscopy
February 24, 2021
A spectroscopic technique offers potential for noninvasive cancer screening
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