Fluorine Tracking Offers Safer Alternative to Radioactive Drug Metabolism Studies
April 14, 2026
ICP-MS method enables early, quantitative metabolite analysis without radiolabels
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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
Prototype Mass Spectrometer Handles Billions of Ions at Once
April 9, 2026
Nature-inspired prototype points toward faster, more sensitive single-cell proteomics and metabolomics
2 min read
Antibody Oxidation’s Hidden Handedness Comes Into View
April 8, 2026
Integrated NMR and LC-MS analysis distinguishes elusive stereochemical forms of methionine oxidation in IgG1 Fc regions, offering a sharper tool for biologic drug quality control
1 min read
The Missing Piece in the Dark Metabolome Puzzle?
By James Strachan
April 8, 2026
Microdroplets formed during electrospray ionization may trigger chemical reactions that help explain a substantial portion of the “dark metabolome” – though some researchers question their relevance under typical metabolomics conditions
7 min read
The Hidden Diversity of Amyloid Plaques
By Henry Thomas
April 7, 2026
A multimodal MSI approach reveals how plaque-associated lipid signatures differ across brain regions in Alzheimer’s disease
6 min read
Plasmonic COF Nanofilms Expand the Reach of Mass Spectrometry Imaging
April 7, 2026
A gold-decorated covalent organic framework grown on titanium dioxide nanotubes enables matrix-free imaging across plants, fingerprints, fruits, and brain tissue
1 min read
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
Turning Proteins into DNA for Ultra-Sensitive Sequencing
April 2, 2026
Stanford researchers repurpose DNA sequencing technology to read proteins at single-molecule resolution, complementing – and potentially surpassing – mass spectrometry
1 min read
