How Reliable Are Microplastics Data in Human Samples?
August 20, 2026
Fazel A. Monikh outlines key limitations in detecting and quantifying MNPs in complex biological matrices
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Out of the Basement and Into the Light
Feb 05, 2026
4 min read
Three Power Listers discuss practical ways to help funders, journals, and fellow scientists understand – and invest in – analytical science
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Business & Entrepreneurship
Tomorrow’s Science Leaders Roundtable: Part Two
Jan 06, 2026
8 min read
Isabelle Kohler, Charlotta Turner, and Lourdes Ramos discuss AI, success, and redefining impact in an age of change
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The Coffee Break: With James Grinias
Apr 30, 2026
7 min read
Jim Grinias shares the ideas and debates shaping conference conversations – from AI to interdisciplinary science
Trends & Challenges
Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
The Missing Piece in the Dark Metabolome Puzzle?
Apr 08, 2026
By James Strachan
Microdroplets formed during electrospray ionization may trigger chemical reactions that help explain a substantial portion of the “dark metabolome” – though some researchers question their relevance under typical metabolomics conditions
7 min read
Pharma & Biopharma
Mass Spectrometry
GLP-1 Analysis: Riding the Wave of Peptide Innovation
Jan 26, 2026
12 min read
The remarkable commercial success of GLP-1 receptor agonists is fueling investment, accelerating science, and creating new analytical challenges. Here, we outline the hurdles these peptides present, explore methods for impurity profiling and structural characterization, and consider strategies to keep pace with this fast-moving field.
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PFAS Enters its Big Data Era
Feb 17, 2026
11 min read
Jennifer Field explores new frontiers in the fight against PFAS: mining big data, tracing volatile emissions, and probing fluoropolymers through biomimetic tools
Mass Spectrometry
Environmental
The Past, Present and Future of Non-Target Screening
Mar 23, 2026
6 min read
Thomas Letzel reflects on the evolution of non-target screening and why interdisciplinary insights are key to its future
Innovation
The technologies, lessons, and stories defining innovation in analytical science
The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025
Nov 17, 2025
By James Strachan
The products – and people – defining the next wave of analytical innovation
7 min read
Innovation
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Innovation at Scale: A Conversation with Agilent’s New CTO
Oct 24, 2025
11 min read
We speak with August Specht, Chief Technology Officer at Agilent, about the opportunities and risks of AI, the promise of multimodal data, and building a more connected and sustainable future for analytical science
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Lessons Crossing the Valley of Death
Sep 18, 2025
3 min read
Let’s transform analytical chemistry into the hotbed of commercial innovation it ought to be
Innovation
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The Psychology of Innovation: How to Build a Fearlessly Curious Team
Jun 30, 2025
12 min read
Creating space for dissent, risk-taking, and failure is key to innovation, says SCIEX’s R&D VP Chris Lock
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Spectroscopy Roundup: Molecules, Nuclei, Hearts, and Heritage
Aug 18, 2026
Spectroscopy moves from molecular wavefunctions and heavy nuclei to cardiac mapping, optical-device testing, and subsurface changes in a 16th-century artefact.
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Microplastics Reach the Deep Sea Floor
Aug 13, 2026
FTIR microscopy detects microplastics in 92 percent of deep-sea animals collected from hydrothermal vents more than 2,000 meters below the surface
3 min read
A Matter of Mosquito Taste
Aug 13, 2026
Behavioral testing, GC-MS, and microbiome profiling show that three mosquito species differ in which people they find attractive
3 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Molecular Glues, Microbiomes, and Metabolomes
Aug 12, 2026
This week’s stories span metabolic activation of protein degradation, frozen-leaf MSI, PASEF benchmarking, microbiota-driven lipid uptake, and chloroplast-made myoglobin.
4 min read
A Life at the Interface: Sitting Down With Joel Harris
Aug 12, 2026
By Henry Thomas
Joel Harris considers the principles, people, and optical measurements behind a 45-year quest to understand chemistry at liquid-solid interfaces
7 min read
A Hidden Link in Cellular Energy Production
Aug 11, 2026
Proteomics and HPLC-MS uncover a mitochondrial folding mechanism tied to heme production and cellular respiration
3 min read
Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Hidden CAR T Manufacturing Risks
Aug 10, 2026
Mission Bio’s Mike Molnar explains how single-cell multiomics could improve vector copy number analysis, product characterization, and safety assessment in CAR T development
5 min read
Decoding Diets Through Wastewater
Aug 06, 2026
FoodSeq-FLOW uses dietary DNA in municipal wastewater to reveal seasonal, socioeconomic, and geographic patterns in community food consumption
3 min read
Imagining the Tools of Tomorrow
Aug 05, 2026
Countable Labs co-founder and CTO Christina Fan describes the mindset that led to the development of the Innovation Award-winning Countable PCR platform
9 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: DNA, DART, and Damage Repair
Aug 05, 2026
New studies broaden plasma proteomics, quantify intact DNA through phosphorus, clean up preparation-free DART analysis, and map the protein machinery of muscle repair.
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