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July 2017
Welcome to our July issue! In Upfront, we pinpoint Pinot Noir’s origin, vet VR in the chemistry classroom, and catch up with the world’s longest synchrotron light experiment. In our features, we talk to the “cartographers of cancer”, meet some of the new faces of forensics, and find out what analytical science has up its sleeve. In My Views cover ageism in science, mass spec mania, and dilemmas in the food industry – and we Sit Down With curator of good science, Ian Wilson.
What is SONAR?
July 21, 2017
We’re talking mass spectrometry rather than submarines, but how does it work, what are the advantages and who can benefit? We catch up with Jim Langridge (Director, Scientific Operations) and John Chipperfield (Senior Systems Evaluation Scientist) to find out.
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Judgment Data?
July 19, 2017
Two up-and-coming technologies supporting the forensics field
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Keeping Afloat in Modern Water Analysis
July 18, 2017
Ashley Sage, Senior Manager, Applied Markets Development (EMEAI) at SCIEX, considers the trends, challenges – and solutions – that are driving the future of water analysis.
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Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Pharma and Biopharma
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Sample Preparation
Multidimensional Character
July 17, 2017
With 40 years in analytical chemistry, Carlo Bicchi is perfectly placed to reflect on the past, present and future of separation science.
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Upward Mobility
July 17, 2017
Richard D. Smith’s new approach to IMS-MS is making waves. We caught up with him after his ISCC plenary.
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Battling the Backlog
July 17, 2017
The backlog of untested sexual assault kits is of concern across the forensic and legal fields. Meet Sarah Lum and Charlie Clark, two early-career analytical scientists working on techniques to speed up justice.
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Chromatography
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Forensics
One Piece of the Puzzle
July 17, 2017
With Kacey Cliburn
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The Super-Resolution Revolution
July 17, 2017
A unique feature of the Grand Challenge is the inclusion of a brand new technique – 3D OrbiSIMS. In an interview with Charlotte Barker, Ian Gilmore explains why he decided to combine SIMS with an Orbitrap, and how his dream of super-resolution metabolic imaging is helping to map cancer.
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The New Face(s) of Forensic
July 14, 2017
Forensic science is glamourized onscreen,but often misrepresented. Meet the real stars of the field: the people delving into DNA profiles, trialing new technologies – and communicating an altruistic passion for the power of forensic science.
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Clinical
Clinical
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Omics
Proteomics
News and Research
Technology
Upping the (Analytical) Ante
July 14, 2017
We catch up with three speakers from the 41st International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography and 14th GC×GC Symposium in Fort Worth (fondly known as “Riva in Texas”) to find out what got people talking – and discover that analytical science still has more than a few aces up its sleeve.
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Cartographers of Cancer
July 14, 2017
Meet the researchers using mass spectrometry imaging to plot a molecular map of malignancy.
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Tandem Triumph
July 14, 2017
Getting a 2016 Analytical Scientist Innovation Award (TASIA) was a crowning achievement for the team behind Markes International’s Tandem Ionisation technology – and also the fruit of many years’ hard work. Here’s the story behind the solution.
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Chromatography
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Pharma and Biopharma
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography
Curator of Good Science
July 14, 2017
Sitting Down With... Ian Wilson, Chair in Drug Metabolism and Molecular Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, UK.
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Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Spectroscopy
Omics
Metabolomics Lipidomics
Managing MS Mania
July 14, 2017
Mass spectrometry has certainly changed the face of analytical science, but it’s not a panacea.
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They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
July 14, 2017
Age-based stereotypes exist, even in scientific communities. But is age related to research productivity – and, if so, to what extent?
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When Experiments Go Wrong
July 14, 2017
Laboratory safety is a priority for all. We need to get better at sharing data on hazardous chemical reactions.
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To Test or Not to Test
July 14, 2017
There is a dilemma facing the food industry: technological advances allow us to detect an ever-growing number of potentially harmful emerging organisms. But when is the right time to start testing?
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Small Samples; Big Promises
July 14, 2017
Ultrasensitive mutation analysis could boost liquid biopsy
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Reid All About It
July 14, 2017
The International Reid Bioanalytical Forum’s collegiate atmosphere and carefully curated sessions have earned it a dedicated following of discerning bioanalysts. We caught up with Forum Chair Tim Sangster (Charles River Laboratories) to get the lowdown on the event.
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Long Time Coming...
July 14, 2017
The world’s longest-running synchrotron light experiment reaches day 1,000.
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Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
Mass Spectrometry
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
Whither on the Vine?
July 14, 2017
PTR-MS analysis of VOCs in Pinot Noir can pin down its origin
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Nanofluidic PAT
July 14, 2017
Is continuous, real-time analysis of biologics during manufacturing on its way?
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Business & Entrepreneurship
Business & Entrepreneurship
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Chemical
Clinical
Environmental
Chromatography
Gas Chromatography
From Chemical to Clinical Analysis
July 14, 2017
What’s new in business?
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Daydreaming in the Classroom
July 14, 2017
Virtual reality lessons are helping kids get their heads around complex chemistry. Could the analytical community learn a thing or two?
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News and Research
News and Research
Technology
Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Future Separations: Redux
July 13, 2017
In Issue 03 of The Analytical Scientist, Emily Hilder and Rob Shellie boldly predicted that the next wave of separation technology would be “smaller, faster and smarter.” How far have we come?
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