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Reporting on the people, technology and innovations shaping #AnalyticalScience #MassSpec 🔬

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🧬⚗️ What happens when you revive a forgotten #chromatography technique?

Fabrice Gritti shares how deep dives into DNA physics helped bring slalom chromatography back to life, and why it could change how we separate large DNA and RNA in cell and gene therapy workflows.

🔗 https://ow.ly/4aEW50XvG5r
December 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
2026 marks 60 years of Field Flow Fractionation — a technique that bridges biology, medicine, and materials science.

Alina Astefanei explores how FFF is revealing the hidden complexity of modern samples.
🔗 https://ow.ly/gCM350Xj6Ts

#FFF #AF4 #Science #Research
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🪐 New research suggests some organics in Enceladus’s plumes may form through Saturn’s radiation, not the subsurface ocean.

We spoke with Grace Richards to find out about what this means for finding biosignatures.

Full story:
https://ow.ly/Ikff50XtniQ
#Enceladus #Astrobiology #SpaceScience
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Honoring Prof. James D. Winefordner — a foundational figure in spectrochemistry, a mentor to many, and a pillar of our scientific community.

Gary Hieftje reflects on his extraordinary legacy.

🔗 https://ow.ly/RvkW50XxuhB

#AnalyticalScience #Spectrochemistry #InMemoriam #ScientificLegacy
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A new MX-Raman platform could identify bacteria and suggest effective antibiotics in minutes, with no culturing required. Researchers say it could transform how we detect and respond to antimicrobial resistance.

Full story:
https://ow.ly/cW1A50XtmV2

#AMR #Diagnostics #RamanSpectroscopy
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Start-ups live or die by their data. 📊

Alexander Böser explains why analytical science is the backbone of innovation — and why chemistry and materials start-ups can’t scale without it.

Read: https://ow.ly/mQ8i50XgKeV

#Innovation #ScienceNews #Startups
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🚀 In our latest Coming of Age of IMS feature, Daniel DeBord (MOBILion Systems) and Nikolai Slavov (Northeastern University) share what’s happening at the cutting edge, and what it will take for ion mobility to become a true analytical mainstay.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/Sre850XoqrU
#MassSpec
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚀 Innovation in analytical science is accelerating—and the winners of the 2025 Innovation Awards are leading the charge.

From revolutionary MS systems to game-changing separation technologies, discover the tools shaping the future of labs and discovery!
https://ow.ly/qjeO50Xtmne
#AnalyticalScience
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
AI can boost chromatography efficiency, from peak detection to method development. But hype risks a third AI winter.

“We need transparent models, validated tools, and community standards for benchmarking.” — Bob Pirok

Read the interview 👉 https://ow.ly/u6N150XqWi6
#Chromatography
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A new optical sieve lets researchers see nanoplastics using a simple microscope. 🧫

Developed at the University of Stuttgart, the test strip traps particles by size and changes color — no complex lab gear needed.

Read more: https://ow.ly/I6uw50XgKIy

#ScienceNews #EnvironmentalTech #Nanoplastics
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
🎉 The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards 2025 are here!

We’re celebrating the breakthroughs shaping the future of analytical science — from instruments to ideas that are changing the game.

Read more at our website 👉 https://ow.ly/2TgH50XooEp
#InnovationAwards #AnalyticalScience
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A paper-based sensor that “sniffs” toxic gases for under 20¢ per chip. 🧪

It detects 12 chemical threats in seconds using color changes and image analysis.

Read how this low-cost innovation could transform field detection:
https://ow.ly/6r1P50XgJAm

#ToxicGasDetection #InnovativeTech
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
⚗️ In analytical science, not every innovation needs to be revolutionary to make an impact.

Frantisek Svec explores why Bo Zhang’s new monodisperse microsphere technology may not reinvent chromatography, but could transform how it’s scaled and produced.
https://ow.ly/WyvS50XmiNu
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
⚡ The Coming of Age of IMS

Once niche, ion mobility spectrometry is now a key tool for tackling molecular complexity.

Erin Baker (UNC Chapel Hill) discusses how IMS complements MS and what challenges remain.

🔗 https://ow.ly/qtcc50Xj8Wh
#AnalyticalChemistry #IonMobility #MassSpec
The Coming Of Age of IMS
Erin Baker discusses ion mobility's maturation into a core analytical tool – and the challenges that still limit wider adoption
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November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🌌 What if we could measure life?

In The Analytical Scientist, Leroy Cronin, Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, introduces Assembly Theory — a physics-based way to detect life by its molecular complexity.

🔗 https://ow.ly/jWyo50XckNz

#Astrobiology #Chemistry
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🌍 Hidden PFAS are everywhere — in water, food, even blood.

Craig Butt of SCIEX explains how SWATH DIA mass spectrometry is uncovering previously undetected PFAS and redefining how we assess exposure.

🔗 https://ow.ly/bJEE50Xb6Tt

#PFAS #MassSpec #EnvironmentalScience
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A diamond sensor built for nuclear waste detection could soon help surgeons find cancer. 💎

The tiny probe detects magnetic tracer fluid to locate metastasized cells during keyhole surgery.

Read today: https://ow.ly/IZiJ50XgJMo

#MedTech #CancerResearch
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🧪 Discover the innovations changing the lab landscape.

The Product Book highlights the latest tools, instruments, and technologies pushing analytical science forward. Ready to see what’s next?

📖 Check it out here: https://ow.ly/pOg650X63E5

#ScienceInnovation #LabTech
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October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🧠 Johns Hopkins scientists have created multi-region brain organoids that mimic whole-brain networks — modeling how different regions communicate & react to therapies.

A breakthrough for #neuroscience & #drugdiscovery.

🔗 https://ow.ly/lt4v50X8Yyx

#Organoids #BrainResearch
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
⚛️ “You can’t plan discoveries – but you can plan work that’s likely to lead to discoveries.”

In this article, Scott A. McLuckey shares his lifelong passion for curiosity-driven science and the thrill of turning over stones in mass spectrometry.

🔗 https://ow.ly/Yr6K50XbMFB

#MassSpec
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
💧 “We often don’t know what’s really in our waters.”

Juliane Hollender (Eawag & ETH Zürich) discusses her mission to uncover hidden pollutants using high-resolution mass spectrometry — and how data & collaboration can safeguard the environment.

🔗 https://ow.ly/ZKBX50Xb5s1
#EnvironmentalChemistry
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The “dark metabolome” has sparked debate in metabolomics. 🌌

Oliver Jones (RMIT) traces its past, present, and future – and why careful scrutiny matters.

👉 Read more in our ongoing series: https://ow.ly/vC0I50X2b5O

#Metabolomics #DarkMetabolome
The Past, Present, and Future of the “Dark Metabolome”
Oliver Jones traces the evolution of a contested concept – and what it means for the future of metabolomics
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October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Megadaltons. Gigadaltons. Even teradaltons.

Mass spectrometry is entering uncharted territory — and David Clemmer explains why this changes everything.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/tFtL50WUoNk

#MassSpectrometry #AnalyticalScience
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
IVF success rates remain stubbornly low.

A new study explores whether metabolic profiling with micro-MRS could be the missing link in selecting healthier embryos—without invasive biopsies.

Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/8P6P50WZr4r

#IVF #EmbryoSelection #Metabolomics
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New from Whitehead Institute & MIT: PEtracer writes permanent genetic “marks” into cells, creating a record of their ancestry.

The tool reveals how cells evolve in development and disease — with early studies mapping tumor growth in mice.

Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/qOZr50WZrGN

#Genomics
October 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM