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The Analyst

Interdisciplinary detection science



Further News

Duncan Graham

People power

25 April 2008

Duncan Graham tells Nina Notman just how important people are for the future of science.


Fluorescently tagged particles captured in a microchip

Finding the reaction rates for a particle-in-a-chip

23 April 2008

How does trapping a nanoparticle in a microdevice affect its reactions? US scientists are answering this question thanks to a straightforward method using fluorescent tags.


RSC Prospect computer

Search for structures within articles

02 April 2008

RSC Prospect's new features allow you to do just that - and more


The bacterium-sensing chip

Detecting a microbe among millions

06 March 2008

A sensor that can discriminate between closely related bacteria has been developed by material scientists in the US.


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Call for communications

15 February 2008

For fast publication of your high impact communications look no further than The Analyst.


A fingernail

The information at your fingertips

22 February 2008

Fingernail clippings could be used in forensic studies and diagnostics, say scientists in Singapore.


Ruedi Aebersold

Interview: Putting peptides on the map

18 February 2008

Ruedi Aebersold talks to Kathleen Too about proteomics, the PeptideAtlas project and the Trans-Proteomic Pipeline.


Joe Caruso

Interview: Analyse this

24 January 2008

Joe Caruso talks to May Copsey about warfare agents, proteomics and why elemental mass spectrometry is not just all about the metal.


ICP-MS

Taking iron measures

22 January 2008

A more accurate method to measure iron in clinical samples is proving ahead of its time, say researchers in Spain.


Horseracing

Immunoassays put pay to foal play

18 January 2008

French scientists have designed tests to catch cheats who use prohibited drugs to dope racehorses.


picture of genetic testing device

Genetic testing in a shoe-box

18 January 2008

Canadian scientists have succeeded in building the least expensive portable device for rapid genetic testing ever made


The dye Heparin orange displaying a variable colour change with heparin concentration

Blood sensor for safer surgery

10 January 2008

Medical procedures are poised to become safer, thanks to a tool to monitor the anticoagulant heparin.


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nerve cell growth in multiple chemical gradients

How do your neurons grow?

08 January 2008

How does a nerve cell find its way to the end of an elephant's trunk? Microfluidic technology could soon provide the answer.


Photograph of an oxygen indicator ink printed as the letters TiO2 on plastic

Intelligent inks

04 January 2008

An ink that changes its colour when exposed to oxygen could help shoppers decide if their packaged food is fresh.


A sound wave being altered by cells adsorbed on a surface

Cell research goes acoustic

02 January 2008

Canadian scientists are creating waves to study cell behaviour on surfaces.


alpha-synuclein aggregates

Solving the insoluble problem for Parkinson's

20 November 2007

Electrochemistry could help us better understand Parkinson's disease.


Analytical trace superimposed on a small pile of pharmaceuticals

Finding the right blend

20 November 2007

Non-invasive infra-red spectrometry can provide scientists with improved quality checks for pharmaceutical production.


Photo of Norbert Jakubowski

Interview: Plasma screening

12 November 2007

Norbert Jakubowski talks to Laura Howes about childhood experiments, element-omics and what he'd like to learn from Einstein.


bilayer

Emotional enzymes

29 October 2007

Chemists in the US have created fluorescent probes that can detect enzymes affecting our emotions.


David Russell

Interview: Hazard warning

19 October 2007

David Russell is using chemistry in the fight against terrorism and disease. Joanne Thomson finds out how.