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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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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
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Does In-Source Fragmentation Require a Soft Touch?
Sep 02, 2025
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Soft ionization can allow chromatography to disentangle artifacts from genuine metabolic features, argues Plasmion’s Jan-Christoph Wolf
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Is the Single-Cell Revolution Still Just Beginning?
Jul 10, 2025
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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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The “Dark Lab” Approaches
Aug 15, 2025
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Why a fully automated analytical laboratory might be closer than you think
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The Innovation Awards 2025: Nominate Now!
Aug 28, 2025
By James Strachan
Nominations are open for The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025!
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A Revolution in Chromatographic Performance? Let’s Discuss.
Aug 29, 2025
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New chromatographic material promises better-than-state-of-the-art separation – can this be true? And if so, why?
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The Psychology of Innovation: How to Build a Fearlessly Curious Team
Jun 30, 2025
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Creating space for dissent, risk-taking, and failure is key to innovation, says SCIEX’s R&D VP Chris Lock
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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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Photon-by-Photon Spectroscopy for Turbulent Skies
Sep 16, 2025
Ultra-sensitive dual-comb system delivers broadband remote sensing at attowatt scale – even during earthquakes
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Mapping Missense Mutations with Proteogenomics
Sep 16, 2025
By Henry Thomas
Using SILAC mass spectrometry and mutation databases, researchers uncover how missense variants reshape protein abundance in prostate cancer
3 min read
Step Towards Single-Molecule NMR
Sep 15, 2025
Single-spin spectroscopy reveals atomic-scale structure with potential for quantum sensing
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Metabolic Profiling: The Missing Link in Embryo Selection?
Sep 15, 2025
By James Strachan
Micro magnetic resonance spectroscopy can noninvasively profile bovine embryos and predict developmental potential
4 min read
Dual-Mode Optical System Sharpens Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Sep 12, 2025
AI-assisted imaging merges structure and chemistry for noninvasive classification of nonmelanoma cancers
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Airborne Chemicals Reveal Amazon Drought Stress
Sep 12, 2025
By tracking volatile organic compounds, scientists reveal how rainforest canopies cope with extreme water shortages
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Saving Cinema: Spectroscopy Sheds Light on Film Preservation
Sep 12, 2025
By James Strachan
Scientists compare mid-IR, near-IR, and Raman methods to classify motion picture film bases and their degradation state
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How Mutations Affecting Purine Metabolism Shaped the Human Brain
Sep 11, 2025
Mouse models with human-specific ADSL variants have sex-specific effects on brain function
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When Does an Instrument Become a Collaboration Partner?
Sep 11, 2025
Agilent’s Christian Haas on the changing role of analytical instruments in the age of automation
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Earliest Evidence of Betel Chewing Found in 4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Teeth
Sep 10, 2025
By Henry Thomas
Using LC-MS, scientists trace alkaloid signatures in ancient plaque, revealing the earliest biomolecular evidence of chewing practices in Southeast Asia
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