April 2014 Issue of The Analytical Scientist

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

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.

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

Accurate determination of persistent organic pollutants has come a long way in twenty years, but we should not rest on our laurels: increased speed, improved economics and a reduced environmental footprint are important targets.

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?

Following trends and buzzwords is delaying progress. We need more support for diverse, curiosity-driven research projects.

How reimaging the HET Instrument exhibition will meet the demands of today’s integrated business chain model.

For more than five decades, I have worked in academic research. The questions I and my colleagues – graduate students, postdocs, and collaborators – addressed in the beginning were “academic”, meaning that they focused purely on curiosity.

Exposure to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) remains a significant threat to a substantial proportion of the European population. To maintain high levels of vigilance, analytical strategies need to evolve. Here, I propose substantial changes to the EU’s monitoring strategy, changes that channel the power of modern analytical technology to accurately, rapidly and inexpensively monitor food and feed for dioxins, PCBs and as-yet-unidentified toxicants.

The University of Münster and AB Sciex join forces to enhance detection of fraudulent meat using LC-MS/MS

Sitting Down With… Gary Hieftje, Distinguished Professor and Robert & Marjorie Mann Chair of Chemistry, Indiana University Bloomington.

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

This Application Note presents the sensitive determination of anions in water samples using the isocratic AZURA Compact System with suppressed conductivity detection.

Agilent Technology’s Markets and Applications Programs – MAPs for short – connect you to a growing network of expertise to provide working solutions for your analytical business.

Two-dimensional liquid chromatography certainly sounds impressive and produces some pretty pictures, but is it essential in the analysis of complex samples? Here, we show that 2D-LC offers both style and substance.