Plastic Meets Biomass to Boost Biofuel Yields
April 10, 2026
Co-pyrolysis study reveals how agricultural waste and LDPE films work together to produce cleaner, energy-rich fuels
2 min read
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Gas Chromatography
Chemical Fingerprints Reveal What’s Really in Artisanal Chocolate
April 6, 2026
Combined GC-MS and HPLC analyses show methylxanthines track cocoa content, offering a robust tool against mislabeling
1 min read
The Scent of an Ancient Mummy
April 2, 2026
Airborne chemical fingerprints uncover evolving preservation recipes and offer a non-destructive way to study ancient remains
1 min read
Environmental
Sample Preparation
Mass Spectrometry
Spectroscopy
Gas Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography
Chromatography
The Secret Life of a Solvent
By James Strachan
March 24, 2026
Analytical chemistry’s first dedicated solvent guide suggests that greenness is about navigating inevitable trade-offs with greater responsibility – not chasing a mythical “green” label
6 min read
Interpreting Life’s Earliest Chemical Traces
By Henry Thomas
January 21, 2026
A machine learning strategy extends molecular biosignatures to early Earth and planetary exploration
3 min read
Sample Preparation
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
News & Research
Gas Chromatography
Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Fast Test Spots PAHs in Everyday Foods
December 16, 2025
A streamlined QuEChERS-GC-MS method offers a quicker, cleaner way to monitor carcinogenic PAHs in complex food matrices
2 min read
Sharper Tools for Cleaner Biogas
December 15, 2025
Simultaneous silicon- and sulfur-targeted detection using GC-ICP-MS provides a new tool for improving biogas quality
2 min read
The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025: #6
By James Strachan
November 7, 2025
Meet SepSolve’s probability-based subtraction tool for GC-MS and GC×GC-MS data
2 min read
How Dynamic Rivers Enabled the First Cities in Mesopotamia
August 29, 2025
Using sediment cores, satellite data, and geochemical tools, researchers reveal how tides and shifting deltas nurtured early Sumerian cities
2 min read
Arterial Plaque Analysis Links Micronanoplastics to Stroke History
May 13, 2025
Study detects up to 50-fold more microplastics in plaques compared to healthy artery walls
1 min read
