The Psychology of Innovation: How to Build a Fearlessly Curious Team
June 30, 2025
Creating space for dissent, risk-taking, and failure is key to innovation, says SCIEX’s R&D VP Chris Lock
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Let’s Join Forces to Survive the Grant Apocalypse
Jun 25, 2025
By Chris Enke
Could US academics – with help from societies – share resources to ensure all students get the experience they need?
5 min read
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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
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Analytical Science Under Siege
May 20, 2025
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The US government’s recent cost-cutting measures have created a tidal wave of uncertainty for scientists of all stripes. But, in the face of adversity, perhaps comes an opportunity for the analytical community to dig in and collaborate.
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Joseph Loo: Let’s Fight Chaos with Collaboration
May 08, 2025
4 min read
In turbulent times, ASMS President Joseph Loo calls for US researchers to unite, stand resilient, and focus on the continuing mission
Trends & Challenges
Deep dives into the trends shaping analytical science today – and the challenges that lie ahead
Gary Patti: Metabolomics Is Not in Crisis
Jun 12, 2025
By James Strachan
Our ability to measure and quantitate key metabolites remains robust, reproducible, and highly valuable – regardless of how the issue around unknowns plays out
10 min read
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
Mass Spectrometry
The Dark Metabolome Debate Continues: Siuzdak and Giera Respond
Jun 05, 2025
8 min read
Overlooking in-source fragmentation, they argue, could undermine the credibility of metabolomics
Metabolomics & Lipidomics
Mass Spectrometry
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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“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
Innovation
Career Pathways
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"
Innovation
Business & Entrepreneurship
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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Business & Entrepreneurship
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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PFAS Cousin Detected in North American Air for First Time
Jun 25, 2025
First atmospheric measurements of MCCPs in North America raise new questions about persistent industrial pollutants
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X-ray Telescopes Detect Elusive “Missing” Intergalactic Matter
Jun 24, 2025
ESA and JAXA missions map faint X-ray emission across 23-million-light-year structure linking four galaxy clusters
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Spectroscopy Roundup: Palm Oil Fraud, Tumor Clues, and Lunar Glass
Jun 24, 2025
Recent research – from food authentication to real-time cancer diagnostics and the Moon’s volcanic past
5 min read
Welcome to the New Era of Single-Molecule Analysis
Jun 23, 2025
By Gordon Hamilton
Advances in magnetic force spectroscopy are enabling the exploration of individual biomolecular interactions at unprecedented scale
6 min read
Facemask Sensor for Kidney Disease Diagnosis
Jun 20, 2025
Breath signatures analyzed using machine learning show promise in identifying renal dysfunction
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Mass Spec Research Roundup: What Proteins, Paper Tests, and Pinot Noir All Have in Common
Jun 19, 2025
By Mouj Hijazi
From high-precision malaria screening in rural Ghana to decoding what makes a cider feel smooth on the tongue, this week’s roundup explores the surprising versatility of mass spectrometry.
5 min read
Handheld Mass Spec Aids Post-War Environmental Testing
Jun 19, 2025
By James Strachan
908 Devices CEO Kevin J. Knopp discusses the company’s efforts to support environmental monitoring in Ukraine
9 min read
What’s Happening at HPLC on Thursday?
Jun 19, 2025
By James Strachan
From foundational wisdom to vineyard chemistry – the final day brings it all
4 min read
Cracking the Code of Phages to Fight TB
Jun 18, 2025
By Rob Coker
How new structural insights captured in high-resolution images could fuel next-gen therapies for TB
2 min read
Nanoneedles with DESI-MS Enables Real-Time Brain Cancer Monitoring
Jun 18, 2025
A new patch uses nanoneedles and mass spectrometry to sample brain tissue safely, enabling personalised and real-time diagnostics
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