Analytical chemistry – Page 42
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NewsThiocyanate detector aims to end illegal cyanide fishing
A new sensor could identify whether fish were caught using a dangerous and illegal technique
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ResearchX-ray fluorescence reveals van Eyck’s original colours
Elemental imaging shows alterations to famous Ghent Altarpiece by the van Eyck brothers
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ResearchLost argon hints at Mars’ past climate
The red planet might once have had an atmosphere as thick as Earth’s, but has since lost most of its gases to space
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BusinessAnalytical data heads to the cloud
Many manufacturers were launching software instead of instruments at Pittcon
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OpinionMurder without forensic evidence
The 2012 hunt for Michelle Mockbee’s killer emphasised detective skill over fingerprints
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ResearchTuning in to AFM
In the first of a new series with an eye on the future we look at how manipulation at the level of atoms will transform chemistry
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ResearchNeural network provides accurate simulations without the cost
An efficient new computer brain can provide quick answers to computational chemistry problems
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ResearchChiral molecules could recognise each other’s spin
Charge polarisation could provide an answer to how nature can distinguish mirror image molecules
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ResearchUltrafast lasers promise to make lead ‘look like’ gold
Theoretical study suggests atomic mimicry could reshape spectroscopy, information processing – and even chemical reactivity
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ArticlePittcon 2017
The big beast of analytical conferences – Pittcon – rolls into Chicago this March
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ResearchAlgorithm on the nose when it comes to predicting molecules' smells
Crowdsourced model offers new insight into our sense of smell
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FeatureThe chemist with x-ray vision
Mike Sutton tells the tale of John Kendrew and his work on the structure of myoglobin
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NewsVX nerve agent behind Kim Jong-nam’s murder
Malaysian authorities report chemical weapon used to kill North Korean leader’s half-brother
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OpinionHow Roosevelt's Tree Army were poisoned
In the first of a new column, Raychelle Burks investigates a mass arsenic poisoning during the Great Depression
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ResearchTriangulene molecule synthesised after six decades
AFM images reveal peculiar biradical aromatic created by single atom manipulation
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FeatureShedding light on the dark proteome
Around half of all human proteins are a mystery. What do they look like, asks Phil Ball
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ResearchFinding a synthetic nanoparticle in a haystack
New analytical approach can detect engineered nanoparticles in the environment
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ResearchFirst observation of unusual hemi bond
Experimental evidence for two-centre three-electron bond described as ‘a triumph of spectroscopy’