Single Cell Analysis: A New Dimension of Discovery
August 12, 2025
As spatial omics moves into 3D, what does this shift reveal about the changing priorities in single-cell analysis?
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The Power List 2025 – Leading Voices Edition
Aug 05, 2025
By James Strachan
Thought-provoking answers to the field’s biggest questions – and a celebration of those shaping its future
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Bridge to Impact: Sitting Down With Ying Ge
Jul 07, 2025
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At the intersection of chemistry, biology, and medicine, Ying Ge is pioneering a new era of translational analytical science
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Let’s Join Forces to Survive the Grant Apocalypse
Jun 25, 2025
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Could US academics – with help from societies – share resources to ensure all students get the experience they need?
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Tivadar Farkas: Industry’s Chromatography Crusader
Jun 17, 2025
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2025’s Uwe D. Neue Award winner, Tivadar Farkas, reflects upon the key lessons learned across a career spanning three decades in separation science
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Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
Is the Single-Cell Revolution Still Just Beginning?
Jul 10, 2025
By Jonathan Sweedler
Single-cell analysis has exploded in recent years, yet much of the chemical landscape remains uncharted, and we're only beginning to address – or, indeed, understand – many fundamental questions on cell chemical heterogeneity
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Gary Patti: Metabolomics Is Not in Crisis
Jun 12, 2025
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Our ability to measure and quantitate key metabolites remains robust, reproducible, and highly valuable – regardless of how the issue around unknowns plays out
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The Dark Metabolome: No Mere Figment?
Jun 02, 2025
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In-source fragmentation cannot explain away the reality – and significance – of the dark metabolome
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“AI Holds Transformative Potential in Chromatography”
May 30, 2025
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Martina Catani is optimistic about the future of HPLC – and excited about AI’s potential to accelerate method development and enhance precision
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The Psychology of Innovation: How to Build a Fearlessly Curious Team
Jun 30, 2025
By James Strachan
Creating space for dissent, risk-taking, and failure is key to innovation, says SCIEX’s R&D VP Chris Lock
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Why Most Instrument Startups Fail – and What to Do Differently
Jun 10, 2025
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Build a team that knows your application space, be prepared to pivot, and ignore tempting but unscalable detours
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How to Succeed in Commercial Innovation
Dec 12, 2024
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Sell your story, stay alert, be careful who you hire, and focus intensely on execution
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The Philosophy – and Psychology – of Product Development
Mar 14, 2025
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In a new series highlighting industry’s often unsung heroes, Anne Marie Smith, Product Manager at ACD/Labs, discusses systems thinking, addressing unspoken challenges, and identifying the "empty fridge"
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Living the DreaMS
Aug 07, 2025
DreaMS, a transformer-based AI model trained on 700 million spectra, is reshaping how researchers explore chemical space – without a single label
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Mass Spec Roundup: Proteins, Promoters, Probiotics, and Bees…
Aug 07, 2025
Plus more mass spec breakthroughs!
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Spectroscopy Roundup: Fossil Clues and Cosmic Chemistry
Aug 06, 2025
By James Strachan
From ancient spines to stellar disks, this week’s roundup traces the molecules that shaped life’s path
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No Time for Complacency
Aug 06, 2025
By James Strachan
Feelings of excitement and urgency underpin this year’s Leading Voices Edition of the Power List
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The Power List 2025 – Leading Voices Edition
Aug 05, 2025
By James Strachan
Thought-provoking answers to the field’s biggest questions – and a celebration of those shaping its future
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Blood-Based Proteomics Maps Kidney Disease Progression
Aug 05, 2025
Using serum mass spectrometry, scientists outperform traditional imaging in forecasting ADPKD progression
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PFAS: The Year So Far
Aug 04, 2025
From wildfire smoke and household dust to breakthrough remediation – we round up the most striking PFAS stories of 2025
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Spectral Signatures from the Distant Universe
Aug 04, 2025
By James Strachan
Astrophysicist John K. Webb is decoding cosmic history through high-resolution quasar spectra and AI
8 min read
Chemists Forge Ultra-Stable Mirror Molecules
Aug 01, 2025
By James Strachan
Dynamic chromatography reveals chiral stability of new molecule lasting over 80,000 years
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Bloom and Gloom
Aug 01, 2025
By Henry Thomas
By decoding phycocyanin proteins, researchers spot toxic algae early – without relying on genetic or microscopic methods
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