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August 2018
In Upfront, we analyze ancient teeth for nicotine, dye our hair with blackcurrants, and discover a nerve gas detector made from LEGO. In our cover feature, research scientists from the Met Museum explain their cutting-edge analysis of the world’s most precious artworks. We also get publishing tips from journal editors, revisit our teaching series with Cincinnati’s Anna Donnell, and Sit Down With airport security innovator, Michael Breadmore.
Protect and Serve
August 13, 2018
Sitting Down With… Michael Breadmore, Professor, Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Physical Science, University of Tasmania, Australia.
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Those Who Can, Teach: Anna Donnell
August 13, 2018
Continuing our series of interviews with innovative educators, we find out how new tools are bringing a fresh approach to chemistry teaching at the University of Cincinnati.
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The Art of Writing
August 13, 2018
Publications are vital to building your profile, but for many scientists it’s less of an art and more of an afterthought. Here, we present a straightforward guide to preparing papers and posters that will get you noticed.
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In Service to Our Smallest Patients
August 13, 2018
Clinical laboratories serving pediatric wards face unique challenges and pressures. Find out how Great Ormond Street Hospital labs are evolving to face the future.
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Meet the Met
August 13, 2018
Conservation science not only demands a multitude of complex analytical techniques, it also requires collaboration and skilled communication between scientists, conservators, art historians and archaeologists. We step behind the scenes at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, to meet three scientists who are studying the art of the past – and driving art analysis into the future.
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Resolution Revolution
August 13, 2018
Can GC×GC be considered a super-resolution technique?
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Another Man’s Treasure
August 13, 2018
Got an obsolete but working instrument sitting in the basement of your institution? There are students across the world who are in need.
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Embracing Analytical Scientists Everywhere
August 13, 2018
Whether it’s disseminating expert knowledge, exchanging thoughts on the latest tools and techniques or dancing like Ewoks, SciX is a special conference to attend.
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The Tooth Will Out
August 13, 2018
LC-MS reveals the smokers of ancient societies – and it may not be who we thought
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Support Network
August 13, 2018
“Chemical caryatids” improve the stability of metal–organic frameworks
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A Bloody Good Concept
August 13, 2018
The secret to better polymerization might be close to your heart
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From Microscopy to Milk Analysis
August 13, 2018
Business in brief: What’s going on in analytical science?
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Currant Affairs
August 13, 2018
Why dyeing your hair with blackcurrant cordial leftovers could be better for your health – and the planet
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The Force That Binds Us
August 13, 2018
The secret to true scientific innovation? Creativity.
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