How close are we to a robotic “sniffer dog” for chemical threats? Steve Wood (Agilent) discusses through-barrier detection, Raman and SORS, AI-enhanced analysis, and the future of safer field detection. 👉 https://ow.ly/Kei950Y08E7 #ChemicalDetection #AnalyticalScience

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re spotlighting Coral Barbas, Director of CEMBIO, on why analytical science deserves greater recognition. Quality measurements are the foundation of trustworthy research. Read more: https://ow.ly/uEBa50Y9RVa #WomenInScience #Metabolomics

We’re at SLAS 2026! 🔬 Excited to connect with the life sciences community and explore the latest innovations in lab automation, screening, and drug discovery. See you there! #SLAS2026 #LifeSciences #DrugDiscovery #LabAutomation

Cells that glow when proteins change 🔬✨ Rice University researchers have created a living sensor that tracks post-translational modifications in real time - even inside tumors. We spoke with Prof. Han Xiao about what this means for drug discovery and cancer research 👉 https://ow.ly/B0mH50XWASM

Attending conferences this year? Explore a curated list of analytical science conferences to stay connected with the latest research, technologies, and industry leaders. 👉 Browse the conference calendar: https://ow.ly/rs5k50Y4amq #AnalyticalChemistry #ConferenceLife #ResearchCommunity

What does success look like in the age of AI? In Part Two of Tomorrow’s Science Leaders, Power List honorees discuss redefining impact, leadership beyond metrics, and why trust, listening, and individuality matter more than ever. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/JHYg50XSZEs #WomenInScience

A new method unites proteomics and genomics in one experiment. Román González Prieto explains how PLAMseq enables antibody-free, systematic study of chromatin-associated proteins. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/OiI550Y07W9 #Epigenetics #Genomics

"Riva isn’t optional.” Chiara Cordero explains why the return of the ISCC and GC×GC Symposia matters so deeply to separation science, and how Riva continues to shape careers, ideas, and innovation. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/6yHQ50Y08lf #Chromatography #SeparationScience

GLP-1 success is fueling peptide innovation - and raising the bar for analytics. New molecules. New delivery strategies. New analytical challenges. 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/UGk650Y4a0h #GLP1 #Peptides #PharmaTech

Is sample preparation still an art, or is it finally becoming a science? 🔬 Marcela Segundo, Marcello Locatelli & Stig Pedersen-Bjergaard discuss automation, sustainability, and the future of sample prep. Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/8Flf50XWAuz #SamplePreparation

Can handheld spectroscopy reveal disease resistance in forests? Researchers used portable NIR + chemometrics to identify chemical signatures of resistance in loblolly pine, with NIR outperforming FT-IR in predictive models. Precision forestry in action 🌲👇 🔗 https://ow.ly/wQGe50XSYMG #Spectroscopy

2,000+ viscosity measurements in 25 minutes - from a single drop of blood. Researchers are using vibrating microlaser droplets to enable high-throughput lipid assessment and real-time microscale rheology. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/jznn50XTqEI #BloodAnalysis #LabInnovation

hat does leadership really mean in analytical science? Three Power List 2025 honorees discuss culture, mentorship, soft skills, and why redefining leadership is essential for the future of analytical chemistry. Part One of the roundtable 👇 🔗 https://ow.ly/XFhw50XSXxy #AnalyticalScience

🤖🧬 Data is no longer the bottleneck in biology. Meaning is. In this interview, Sapient founder Mo Jain explains how AI-enhanced multi-omics and mass spectrometry are helping close the gap between molecular measurement and clinical insight. https://ow.ly/z8yu50XItFV #MultiOmics #MassSpec

Can smarter tools end the “dark metabolome” debate? Makarov, Amer, Bird & Tautenhahn on software + adaptive instruments to manage in-source fragmentation without losing discovery. 👉 https://ow.ly/wJWn50XKYAC #Metabolomics #MassSpec #LCMS

Starting 2026 with one of our biggest reads of 2025: 🧪 The Dark Metabolome: No Mere Figment? Artifact or vast unknown chemistry? Pieter Dorrestein + Yasin El Abiead explain what’s at stake for interpreting untargeted LC-MS/MS (and why it matters). Read: https://ow.ly/8TJg50XKWCW #Metabolomics

Ending the year with separation science 🧪 Fabrice Gritti reviews Bo Zhang’s precision-made LC microspheres and why independent control of particle size, PSD, morphology, mesopores, and chemistry could enable the experiments needed for real HPLC/UHPLC breakthroughs. https://ow.ly/88N050XN3kg

PFAS research on drinking water has surged over the last 20 years. 💧🧪 In this video, we share a bibliometric snapshot (2003–2023) tracking 1,281 studies and what they reveal about PFAS presence, detection, and removal. Watch here: https://ow.ly/QtlI50XCLsT #PFAS #DrinkingWater#EnvironmentalHealth

Standardizing veterinary drug screening in food is tough. This AOAC-Official LC-MS/MS method package supports ~150 compounds and includes dedicated streams for challenging classes (beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines). Download the technical note: https://ow.ly/8BZm50XCLKa #Sponsored

🌊 LIBS under pressure (literally): how do you run laser spectroscopy at 4,000 m depth? Rieck explains how his group has overcome the physical challenges of underwater plasma formation & how LIBS could become a cornerstone of future ocean intelligence systems. https://ow.ly/s05s50XGnec #Spectroscopy

Can mass spec help CAR T break through solid tumors? 🔬 Joey Sheff explains how proteomics supports target discovery, epitope mapping, CAR characterization, and cell-state readouts linked to efficacy/exhaustion, plus why AI/ML + in-process analytics are next. https://ow.ly/FUCg50XBiiB #MassSpec

ipidomics is surging, but clinical adoption still hinges on one thing: robust quantitation. 🔬 Michal Holčapek explains why LC+HRMS synergy matters, how inter-lab harmonization/ring trials can fix variability, and where lipid biomarkers are headed. 🔗 https://ow.ly/4Yxy50XBnyC #Lipidomics #MassSpec

🧫🔬 A new AFM platform from ORNL maps biofilms across millimeter-scale surfaces while keeping nanoscale detail. Automation + machine learning = insights you’d never see with standard AFM. We spoke with Liam Collins about the tech and what’s next. Full story: https://ow.ly/jorV50XtnQr #Microscopy

🧬⚗️ 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

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

🪐 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

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

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

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

🚀 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

🚀 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

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

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

🎉 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

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

⚗️ 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

⚡ 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

🌌 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

🌍 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

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

🧪 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

🧠 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#neuroscience#drugdiscovery#Organoids #BrainResearch

⚛️ “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

💧 “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

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

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

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

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

From taking apart clocks as a child to shaping the future of #MassSpectrometry 🔬⏱ David H. Russell shares how he’s building tools to tackle biology’s toughest problems — and why discovery-driven science is the key to progress. 👉 https://ow.ly/8U5k50X65LG#MassSpectrometry#Proteomics

In this interview, Agilent’s Christian Haas reveals how automation + AI are turning analytical instruments into collaborators that refine LC methods + data quality. 🔗 [https://ow.ly/TVuO50WWCyy #AnalyticalScience #HPLC #LabAutomation