Decoding Diets Through Wastewater
August 6, 2026
FoodSeq-FLOW uses dietary DNA in municipal wastewater to reveal seasonal, socioeconomic, and geographic patterns in community food consumption
3 min read
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Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Seeing Through the Bottle
July 9, 2026
Combined wavefront shaping and wavelength modulation enable through-bottle Raman detection of methanol in sealed commercial spirits
2 min read
Why Extraction Still Matters in Food Analysis
By James Strachan
April 16, 2026
Ahead of ExTech 2026, Hans-Gerd Janssen weighs in on the challenges and evolution of sample preparation
5 min read
Chemical Fingerprints Reveal What’s Really in Artisanal Chocolate
April 6, 2026
Combined GC-MS and HPLC analyses show methylxanthines track cocoa content, offering a robust tool against mislabeling
1 min read
Mass Spectrometry
Environmental
Trends & Challenges
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
The Past, Present and Future of Non-Target Screening
March 23, 2026
Thomas Letzel reflects on the evolution of non-target screening and why interdisciplinary insights are key to its future
6 min read
Deep-Fried Lipidomics
March 17, 2026
Chemometric analysis identifies lipid markers linked to thermal deterioration of frying oils
2 min read
A Signal You Can Taste
February 18, 2026
MSI and gene expression analyses link flavanol taste to noradrenaline synthesis in the brain
2 min read
Why Some Beers Keep their Foam
December 24, 2025
A seven-year investigation reveals the physics that stabilizes long-lasting beer head, from protein films to Marangoni flows
3 min read
Sample Preparation
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
News & Research
Gas Chromatography
Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Fast Test Spots PAHs in Everyday Foods
December 16, 2025
A streamlined QuEChERS-GC-MS method offers a quicker, cleaner way to monitor carcinogenic PAHs in complex food matrices
2 min read
Spectroscopy Uncovers Shared Oxidative Marker in Stored Fish Species
December 5, 2025
Autofluorescence analysis reveals a consistent FAD-linked signal across salmon, seabream, and amberjack during chilled storage
2 min read
