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Special Series GC×GC Detective Stories E-book

November 6, 2026

Meet the scientists using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography to uncover hidden compounds, follow chemical clues, and solve analytical mysteries

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Special Series GC×GC Detective Stories E-book

Chromatography Environmental Pharma & Biopharma Gas Chromatography Petrochem

GC×GC Detective Stories: Biomarkers, Biofuels, and Shape-Shifting Molecules

By James Strachan, Frank van Geel

October 1, 2026

Philip Marriott, Renée Webster, and Konstantinos Kouremenos revisit three investigations in which an additional dimension of separation provided the information needed to solve three very different analytical mysteries

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GC×GC Detective Stories: Biomarkers, Biofuels, and Shape-Shifting Molecules

Petrochem Microscopy Petrochem News & Research

Atomic-Scale Insights into Methane-to-Syngas Catalysis

September 17, 2025

First operando TEM study under realistic conditions maps active sites for syngas production

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AtomicScale Insights into MethanetoSyngas Catalysis

Petrochem Mass Spectrometry Microscopy News & Research

Dating a Dinosaur Egg, Directly

September 17, 2025

A methodological milestone in palaeontology could eliminate long-standing uncertainties in fossil dating

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Petrochem Petrochem Forensics Mass Spectrometry News & Research

Microbial Gene Ratios Reveal Oil Spill Forensics

By Henry Thomas

August 20, 2025

Gene-ratio profiling provides rapid, cost-effective oil spill assessment with predictive power for bioremediation

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Microbial Gene Ratios Reveal Oil Spill Forensics

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Empowering Peptide Purification

February 5, 2025

Peptide drug development has made great progress in recent years – in large part thanks to new purification and separation technologies; however, method development remains an expensive challenge. We spoke with KNAUER’s Ulrike Krop to learn more about the company’s systematic and cost-saving approach to scale-up.

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Environmental Environmental Materials Science Petrochem Spectroscopy News & Research Technology

More Bang for Your Buck

By Henry Thomas

December 4, 2024

Researchers develop more stable catalysts for dry reforming of methane – a promising method for carbon capture and utilization (CCU)

1 min read

Environmental Petrochem Chromatography Gas Chromatography

Plastics: Squaring the Circular Economy

By Melissa N. Dunkle

November 5, 2024

Emerging analytical methods for more precise quantification of hydrocarbon composition and impurity detection may prove essential to realizing a circular plastic economy

12 min read

Mass Spectrometry Petrochem Environmental

High-Resolution Mass Spec Reveals Crude Oil Weathering Dynamics

September 12, 2024

Researchers use HRMS to understand the fate of hydrocarbon contaminants on land

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High-Resolution Mass Spec Reveals Crude Oil Weathering Dynamics

Chromatography Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Chromatography Spectroscopy Clinical Environmental Food, Beverage & Agriculture Materials Science Petrochem Pharma & Biopharma

What’s New in Chromatography?

By Markella Loi

March 20, 2024

This month’s news in chromatography: machine learning takeover, algorithms, and online platforms…

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Mass Spectrometry Chromatography Spectroscopy Microscopy Sensors Data & AI Clinical Environmental Food, Beverage & Agriculture Pharma & Biopharma Omics Forensics

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Special Series GC×GC Detective Stories E-book

GC×GC Detective Stories: Biomarkers, Biofuels, and Shape-Shifting Molecules

Atomic-Scale Insights into Methane-to-Syngas Catalysis

Dating a Dinosaur Egg, Directly

Microbial Gene Ratios Reveal Oil Spill Forensics

Empowering Peptide Purification

More Bang for Your Buck

Plastics: Squaring the Circular Economy

High-Resolution Mass Spec Reveals Crude Oil Weathering Dynamics

What’s New in Chromatography?

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