Food, Beverage & Agriculture

By Dietmar Knopp, Professor of Applied Biochemistry and Head of Group ‘Bioanalytics’ at the Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Hydrochemistry, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.

The control of microbes in food is a primary objective across the industry.

Simplified workflows to support pesticide analysis from start to finish.

Driving the quality and scope of pesticide residue analysis forward is a constant and global endeavor. Is it time to embrace full scan, high resolution and accurate mass?

Presenting new considerations to evaluate drinking water.

NIR4 Farm is a near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy development that puts real-time scientific feed analysis in the palm of the hand of farmers and farm advisors.

New developments are mobilizing Raman, mid-infrared and near-infrared spectroscopy for a whole host of innovative handheld applications.

Chemical profiles link production methods with characteristic flavors

This paper shows how using a solvent trap can be used to prevent sample drying/solvent loss during extended testing, helping to ensure that only rheological changes are being measured and not artifacts resulting from drying of the sample at the air/sample interface.

What drives someone to throw aside selfish pursuits to focus on projects with true philanthropic impact? Here, the winners of the 2015 Humanity in Science Award provide their answers.