Fields & Applications

Comprehensive 2D-LC Analysis with Combination of Normal-Phase and Reversed-Phase

What are the effects of mixtures of toxic substances, all present at low concentrations in our foodstuffs, and how should we go about measuring them?

DNA aptamer-based sensors could take the world of personalized medicine by storm, but only if aptamer selection doesn’t prove to be a roadblock

Research using lobsters shows how discontinuous odor information is integrated at the neuronal level to produce an ‘olfactory scene’. It could have practical applications in identifying the location of explosives or drugs.

Biopsy tissue sample preparation in a tube promises to be cheap, fast, reproducible and automated

How safe is the water? Four gurus of water analysis sense a looming threat from complex mixtures of pollutants. They propose intelligent, integrated monitoring approaches to combat the fear of the unknown.

Right now, we can only see small pieces of the colossal picture entitled “Food and Health”.

Will the future see crime scene investigators collecting breath samples from potential perpetrators to identify them? In a word: no.

Nick Kim is an analytical environmental chemist by day and analytical artist by night. What makes him tick?

In May, the 41st International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations rolls into New Orleans. Here, we offer our top picks from the preliminary program.