Spectroscopy

I’ve been lucky enough to spend time in the grey area between analytical spectroscopy and atomic physics. It’s fascinating and enlightening – but is it chemistry?

Ever since the innovation injection that was the “Manhattan Project”, ion chromatography has defied probability by exhibiting almost continuous evolution

Spirit Sampling for counterfeit detection and brand authentication

Frequently asked questions related to the application of DLS to the characterization of protein therapeutic formulations

GPC/SEC can be used to characterize commodity or bulk manufactured polymers. Here we describe how the use of formic acid instead of hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) as the dissolution solvent and/or mobile phase can lead to improvements in both cost per analysis and health and safety. 

Sitting Down With… Apryll Stalcup, Director of the Irish Separation Science Cluster, Dublin City University, Ireland.

Raman analysis of graphene on silicon dioxide wafers

Can SERS accurately detect the early stages of the most common male cancer?

How to put instant blood identification and age estimation into the hands of forensic investigators

Sitting Down With… Ulrich Panne, President of BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, and Professor at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.