We ask an impossible question as 2015 comes to a close: which piece of literature stood out from the crowd

Other techniques are beating chromatography and mass spectrometry to the hero’s reward all too often. Are they better? No. Are they faster to first result? Yes. Is it time to acknowledge that – on the frontlines – fit-for-purpose triumphs over best-in-class? You decide.

New methods that focus on increased sensitivity or resolution are being developed on an almost daily basis. But are they the right methods and do we even need them? I say “no and no,” and here’s why.

We sample the views of five food analysis experts. Is separation science still the greatest thing since sliced bread, or are there bigger fish to fry?