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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

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More than Meets the AI: Sitting Down With Bob Pirok

November 5, 2026

Bob Pirok sees real promise in automated method development and explains why scientific judgment remains essential

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More than Meets the AI: Sitting Down With Bob Pirok

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A Manifesto for Modern Food Quality

November 4, 2026

Chiara Cordero explores the analytical tools – and cultural shifts – needed to modernize food quality assessment

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The Big Challenges: Part One – People, Resources, Reach

November 3, 2026

Members of The Analytical Scientist’s 2026 Top 40 Under 40 consider whether funding, training, visibility, collaboration, and access can keep pace with the field’s growing ambitions

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The Big Challenges: Part One – People, Resources, Reach

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Musings from The Power List: Flavio Antonio Franchina

November 2, 2026

Flavio Antonio Franchina considers the growing distance between generating analytical data and understanding what those data actually mean

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Musings from The Power List: Flavio Antonio Franchina

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The Unanswered Questions About Vitamins

October 30, 2026

Michael Rychlik reflects on the analytical limits that have guided his career – and why vitamin complexity and bioavailability still leave plenty to investigate

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Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sample Preparation Mass Spectrometry Trends & Challenges Data & AI Career Pathways

Musings from The Power List: Laura Carbonell Rozas

October 29, 2026

Laura Carbonell Rozas makes the case for treating sustainability as a core measure of analytical performance, from method development to routine laboratory use

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Musings from The Power List: Laura Carbonell Rozas

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GC×GC Detective Stories: Closing the Case?

By Pierre-Hugues Stefanuto

October 28, 2026

Pierre-Hugues Stefanuto on the achievements, bottlenecks and open questions in modern GC×GC

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GC×GC Detective Stories: Closing the Case?

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Putting Food Analysis to Work

October 27, 2026

With RAFA 2026 around the corner, Michele Suman discusses how to turn laboratory methods into practical tools for food safety and authenticity

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GCxGC Detective Stories: Another Piece of the Precision Medicine Puzzle

By James Strachan

October 26, 2026

Jean-François Focant explores how GC×GC could help piece together a more detailed picture of patient health – and what it will take to bring those insights into hospitals

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GCxGC Detective Stories: Another Piece of the Precision Medicine Puzzle

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Special Series GC×GC Detective Stories E-book

More than Meets the AI: Sitting Down With Bob Pirok

A Manifesto for Modern Food Quality

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Musings from The Power List: Flavio Antonio Franchina

The Unanswered Questions About Vitamins

Musings from The Power List: Laura Carbonell Rozas

GC×GC Detective Stories: Closing the Case?

Putting Food Analysis to Work

GCxGC Detective Stories: Another Piece of the Precision Medicine Puzzle

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