December 2013 Issue of The Analytical Scientist

What is it, why is it, and where on earth is it? The 2013 TASIAs have the answer.

A business consultancy report estimates that the global mass spectrometry market will reach $2.5 billion by 2017

How high-speed force spectroscopy (HS-FS) closes the gap between experimental and simulated unfolding of titin

Pioneering near-infrared spectrometry for the analysis of uranium ore concentrates

A new method can determine ultra-trace levels of titanium in clinical samples.

The omnipresent professional networking site seems to have a group for everything. Here, we throw the radar over the six biggest analytical offerings in terms of activity, seniority and focus.

Where does clinical bio-molecular mass spectrometry (MS) sit on the steep slope between hype and hope?

What the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry says about predictive sciences

Open-source scientific hardware is a reality. It gives researchers more freedom to experiment with design and can open new doors in research. What’s stopping you?

How I grew an active LinkedIn group of over 7,500 members with a single aspiration – to make all our jobs easier.

Accurate measurement is the very essence of science; better measurement technologies are the fuel of progress. Here, we recognize a year’s worth of innovation in The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards (TASIAs) 2013.

Sponsor companies proudly present their impressive contributions to the analytical science community.

Proteomics is all the rage. Here, three leaders in the field – Christian Huber, Barry Karger and John Yates – go beyond the hype to discuss where the field is going and what might hold progress back

How heart-cutting two-dimensional gas chromatography aided in the identification of hidden odorant peaks to save the day – and the dog’s dinner.

Sitting Down With Fred McLafferty, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University