Is this the World’s Smallest Spectrometer?
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Single-pixel device covers UV to NIR with commercial-grade accuracy
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Voices in the Community
The voices driving change and progress in analytical science. Explore stories, interviews, and community highlights that inspire and inform.
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
5 min read
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
6 min read
2025’s Uwe D. Neue Award winner, Tivadar Farkas, reflects upon the key lessons learned across a career spanning three decades in separation science
Trends & Challenges
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
10 min read
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
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Gary Patti: Metabolomics Is Not in Crisis
Jun 12, 2025
10 min read
Our ability to measure and quantitate key metabolites remains robust, reproducible, and highly valuable – regardless of how the issue around unknowns plays out
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
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The Dark Metabolome: No Mere Figment?
Jun 02, 2025
14 min read
In-source fragmentation cannot explain away the reality – and significance – of the dark metabolome
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Data & AI
“AI Holds Transformative Potential in Chromatography”
May 30, 2025
3 min read
Martina Catani is optimistic about the future of HPLC – and excited about AI’s potential to accelerate method development and enhance precision
Innovation
The technologies, lessons, and stories defining innovation in analytical science
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
12 min read
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Why Most Instrument Startups Fail – and What to Do Differently
Jun 10, 2025
12 min read
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
4 min read
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
8 min read
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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Protein Mapping at Subcellular Resolution
Aug 26, 2025
By clustering protein signatures at the pixel level, PathoPlex offers a new perspective on tissue pathology and disease mechanisms
4 min read
Drowning in Features; Thirsty for Answers
Aug 26, 2025
By Henry Thomas
The challenge of identifying unknowns looms large for mass spectrometry, says Susan Richardson, who returned from ASMS 2025 with new ideas – and a hope that AI might finally bridge the gap between data and discovery
8 min read
How to Build an MRI Instrument From Scratch – in Three Days
Aug 25, 2025
An ambitious event blends open-source engineering and education to inspire the next generation of instrumental innovators
2 min read
How to Create Tomorrow's Science Leaders
Aug 22, 2025
By James Strachan
Ten standout suggestions from the 2025 Power List
4 min read
Proteomics Meets Precision Oncology with PROTsi
Aug 22, 2025
New machine learning model uses proteomic data to score tumor stemness and predict cancer aggressiveness
1 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Cyclocarbons, Killer Whales, and Cocoa…
Aug 21, 2025
By Henry Thomas
Plus more mass spec news…
3 min read
What Every Lab Needs to Know Before Choosing a LIMS
Aug 21, 2025
When to invest, how to choose, and what to avoid – three experts share practical advice for labs at every stage of LIMS adoption
10 min read
IRIS Platform Boosts Metabolite ID in Pharma
Aug 20, 2025
A stable, high-power tabletop setup enhances structural resolution for mass-selected metabolites
1 min read
Microbial Gene Ratios Reveal Oil Spill Forensics
Aug 20, 2025
By Henry Thomas
Gene-ratio profiling provides rapid, cost-effective oil spill assessment with predictive power for bioremediation
3 min read
First Clinical Use of ATR-FTIR for Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aug 19, 2025
By James Strachan
Study shows near-perfect accuracy in distinguishing breast tissue types
4 min read
