Nanotech Titan: Part One
Nanotechnology pioneer Chad Mirkin talks eureka moments, the value of analytical science, and why curiosity comes first – in the first of our two-part Sitting Down With interview
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“Without Measurement, There Is No Progress”
Apr 16, 2025
Kevin Schug discusses the ripple effects of the US government’s cost-cutting plans – on labs, collaboration, and the next generation of analytical scientists
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Nanotech Titan: Part Two
Mar 31, 2025
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The toughest peer review? A group of investors around a table, says Chad Mirkin, who talks commercialization lessons learned and major discoveries: spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography.
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The Diminishing of American Science
Mar 21, 2025
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If the proposed cuts to facilities and administration costs go ahead, US laboratories will have less money to pay staff, conduct research, and collaborate – and American science will be greatly diminished – says John Yates
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Science Under Siege
Feb 27, 2025
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Life in the lab goes on for Anastasia Mosendz, an analytical chemistry PhD student in Kyiv, amid alarms, trips to the shelter, and power outages
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Precision Medicine 2050: With Lingjun Li
Apr 18, 2025
In the future, AI-assisted diagnostic tools could analyze your health status and prescribe personalized interventions tailored exactly to your biology – but not until we can better detect biomarkers at extremely low concentrations
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The 12 Goals of Circular Analytical Chemistry
Apr 11, 2025
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Imagine a world where resources get used but not used up, where products, components and materials are kept in the system during and after use, and where waste does not exist. This is the world of circular analytical chemistry.
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What If Computers Could Smell?
Apr 03, 2025
13 min read
Computers can “see” and “hear,” but fully digitizing scent has so far eluded science – but that may soon change
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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Ron Heeren
Mar 03, 2025
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Ron Heeren shares his perspectives on the current landscape of analytical science, addressing progress in spatial biology, the “resolution revolution”, and how interdisciplinary scientists must be supported by policy to enable further progress.
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Innovation Lessons Learned: With Lloyd Smith
Jan 13, 2025
By Lloyd Smith, James Strachan
As a postdoc, Lloyd Smith invented the first automated DNA sequencer – used for sequencing the human genome. Later, he founded a company, Third Wave Technologies, which successfully commercialized molecular diagnostic products. More recently, Smith coined the word "proteoform," which has been wholeheartedly embraced by the proteomics community. So you could say he knows a thing or two about innovation...
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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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The XCMS-METLIN Story
Jan 08, 2025
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Gary Siuzdak’s team at Scripps Research did more than just process LC/MS data – they mastered the art of distinguishing signal from noise, uncovering molecular identities hidden in the clutter of raw data
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The Sweet Science of Product Development
Feb 28, 2025
6 min read
Looking for a role that blends science with business? Consider product development – and a startup – says BrightSpec’s Colin Merrifield, who shares his career and innovation lessons learned.
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No Applause, No Problem
Apr 10, 2025
In vivo sensing and machine learning reveal how birds know when their practice is paying off
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The First Step Towards In Vivo Metabolomics?
Apr 09, 2025
Nanotube sensor can continuously detect hundreds of metabolites in vivo with enzymatic precision
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Trends and Challenges in Nitrosamine Testing: Part Six – Live Roundtable
Apr 08, 2025
Concluding our six-part series, Kevin Parker, Jessica Hoskins, Alan Thompson, and Yingue Yang discuss trends and challenges in nitrosamine testing during a live webinar – after a quick recap
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Glucose Identified as Broad Regulator of Tissue Differentiation
Apr 07, 2025
Stanford study uses mass spectrometry and transcriptomics to reveal sugar’s non-metabolic role
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This Week’s Spectroscopy News
Apr 04, 2025
By James Strachan
The AI-enabled evolution of SERS, “werthered iron,” and the Atomic Spectra Database under threat
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No Escape for Melanoma
Apr 03, 2025
High-resolution profiling reveals – and allows researchers to prevent – melanoma’s rapid escape from targeted therapy
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What If Computers Could Smell?
Apr 03, 2025
By James Strachan
Computers can “see” and “hear,” but fully digitizing scent has so far eluded science – but that may soon change
13 min read
Trends and Challenges in Nitrosamine Testing: Part Five – Pharma’s Future
Apr 02, 2025
Our gurus return to discuss future directions for nitrosamine analysis and regulation within the pharmaceutical industry
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