Techniques & Tools

High-precision isotopic analysis of essential metals is beginning to show real promise for medical diagnoses. Here, I share some of the progress in this exciting application area.

The 2015 Power List will likely thrill, disappoint and annoy in (possibly) equal measures – but what does it mean to the people on it? In short: don’t take it too seriously...

Sniffing out ‘off smells’ in drinking water with a bioelectronic sensor

Two-dimensional photonic crystals combined with spectroscopy shines a light on microbial culprits

A dime-sized microfluidic device harnesses acoustic waves to efficiently sort cells

Legalized cannabis is an exploding market that offers exciting opportunities – and challenges – for analytical scientists.

In what should be our constant endeavor to improve sample preparation, we must look to new materials – and focus on bending them to our own needs.

New analytical technology combinations promise simultaneous solvent-free measurement of every element on the periodic chart. And that’s something worth shouting about.

Are we analyzing the right arsenic species or are organoarsenicals actually wolves in sheep’s clothing?

Genomics often steals the headlines, but could metabolomics be the true deliverer of personalized medicine?