Technology

Jumping on the breath biomarker bandwagon is tempting, but a number of failures to observe the ... fundamental rules of good science have cast doubt over the ... technique. Here, the authors describe best practice, from collection to clinical evaluation.

Three gurus describe significant breakthroughs in micro and nanoscale analytical techniques and envisage where they might take us next.

The Problem: How can we rapidly detect economically-motivated adulteration of food and deter fraudsters from ... committing future crimes?

There is little advice available on the pitfalls that await the unwary scientist filing a first patent ... application ... or general advice to those put in charge of managing the intellectual property for his or her start up. Here, we identify some of the most common mistakes made when patent applications are prepared and filed – and how to avoid them.

In response to the over-dependence and misuse of antimicrobials in food producing animals, ... analytical testing and surveillance is being stepped up. Here, current best practice and likely directions for monitoring antimicrobials is described.

The proteome, which is the set of proteins expressed by a genome, cell, tissue or organism at a given time ... presents immense analytical challenges – but offers substantial rewards. Here, current approaches to proteomics, their strengths and their shortcomings, are explored.

A new “sniff” test for explosives uses direct, real-time vapor detection in a bid to put our canine colleagues ... out of work in the screening of people, baggage and cargo.

Can deoxyribonucleic acid solve our spiralling digital data archive conundrum? Hard disc drive space is now ... measured in terabytes not megabytes. And yet still we run out of space – or money.

A free iPad app allows you to run simulated mass spectrums of gas and vapor species without breaking ...

The Internet appears to satisfy our need for information and communication ...