How Reliable Are Microplastics Data in Human Samples?
August 20, 2026
Fazel A. Monikh outlines key limitations in detecting and quantifying MNPs in complex biological matrices
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Can Blood Filtration Reduce PFAS?
August 20, 2026
Multi-platform analysis links therapeutic apheresis to reductions in circulating PFAS and selected plastic-associated signals
3 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Protein Landscapes and Adaptive Analysis
August 19, 2026
New studies scale up protein-dynamics mapping, distinguish dopamine and glutamate vesicles, introduce adaptive ToF-SIMS control, and improve cross-center MALDI models.
5 min read
Air Pollution Leaves a Metabolic Mark
August 19, 2026
Prospective plasma metabolomics identifies pollution-associated metabolic changes linked to subsequent lung cancer risk
3 min read
GCxGC Detective Stories: Not Just a Pretty Face
August 18, 2026
Mariosimone Zoccali discusses the evolution of GCxGC, which he describes as “one of the most exciting stories in separation science”
8 min read
Spectroscopy Roundup: Molecules, Nuclei, Hearts, and Heritage
August 18, 2026
Spectroscopy moves from molecular wavefunctions and heavy nuclei to cardiac mapping, optical-device testing, and subsurface changes in a 16th-century artefact.
4 min read
Microplastics Reach the Deep Sea Floor
August 13, 2026
FTIR microscopy detects microplastics in 92 percent of deep-sea animals collected from hydrothermal vents more than 2,000 meters below the surface
3 min read
A Matter of Mosquito Taste
August 13, 2026
Behavioral testing, GC-MS, and microbiome profiling show that three mosquito species differ in which people they find attractive
3 min read
Mass Spec Roundup: Molecular Glues, Microbiomes, and Metabolomes
August 12, 2026
This week’s stories span metabolic activation of protein degradation, frozen-leaf MSI, PASEF benchmarking, microbiota-driven lipid uptake, and chloroplast-made myoglobin.
4 min read
A Life at the Interface: Sitting Down With Joel Harris
August 12, 2026
Joel Harris considers the principles, people, and optical measurements behind a 45-year quest to understand chemistry at liquid-solid interfaces
7 min read
