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July 2018
Welcome to our July issue! We look find out how robotics are taking MS to the next level, find out playwright Anton Chekhov’s cause of death, and discover why hippo toilet habits could spell disaster for Kenyan fish. Scientists discuss the nature – and importance – of curiosity in our main feature, and we discuss the challenges of putting forensic science “on trial.” We also speak to 2014’s Power Listers to find out what they’ve been up to, and sit down with Glen Jackson, who shares his passion for mass spec and forensics.
Science in the Court!
July 4, 2018
With a passion for accuracy and reproducibility, analytical scientists are prime candidates for the witness stand. Presenting (often complex) scientific concepts to a jury comprised of laypeople is tough enough – but expert witnesses also have to keep their cool during intense cross examination by hostile lawyers. We speak to a psychologist and a forensic mass spec expert about the challenges of putting analytical science ‘on trial’ – and get a fascinating real-life story of a very unusual court case...
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Judgment Data
July 4, 2018
Sitting Down With...Glen Jackson, Ming Hsieh Distinguished Professor of Forensic & Investigative Science, West Virginia University, West Virginia, USA.
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Industrial Revelations: Michele Suman, Barilla
July 4, 2018
In a new series, industry scientists are in the spotlight – starting with a champion of food analysis.
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Our is to Question Why…
July 4, 2018
…and what, and how. If curiosity is a fundamental part of good science, how do we nurture it – in ourselves and in others?
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We Don’t Need No Separation, We Don’t Need No Peaks at All
July 4, 2018
How much emphasis should we put on chromatographic separation in today’s hyphenated techniques?
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Trial But No Error
July 4, 2018
Despite technological advances, the forensics field remains conservative – for good reason.
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ASMS Advances
July 4, 2018
What new tech did vendors unveil at the year’s biggest mass spectrometry conference?
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Business & Entrepreneurship
Business & Entrepreneurship
Mass Spectrometry
Spectroscopy
Sample Preparation
Green Chemistry and Government Science
July 4, 2018
Business in brief: What’s going on in analytical science?
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Poles Apart
July 4, 2018
Researchers develop a generic and potentially inexpensive method of separating chiral molecules using magnets
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The Future’s RoSA
July 4, 2018
A robotic arm takes mass spec analysis of 3D objects to the next level
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CFC What Happens
July 4, 2018
Levels of ozone-depleting CFCs are on the rise – despite a global ban
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TB on Your Collar
July 4, 2018
Metaproteomics study throws doubt on Chekhov’s cause of death – and paves the way for future cultural heritage analysis
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Celebrating Curiosity
July 4, 2018
Curiosity is a fundamental trait of all scientists – but it must be nurtured.
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