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The home of high impact research in analytical, bioanalytical and detection science.



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probe holding a protein

Instant insight: Disease snapshots

24 July 2008

Hye Jin Lee and Robert Corn look at the latest breakthroughs in the use of microarray technology for the fast detection of cancer


Duncan Graham

New Analyst Scientific Editor, Reviews

04 July 2008

RSC Publishing is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Duncan Graham as the new Analyst Scientific Editor for Reviews.


Rendered cells

New journal announcement: Metallomics

12 June 2008

From January 2009, a new peer-reviewed journal, Metallomics: Integrated biometal science, will cover the research fields related to metals in biological systems.


Hand-held portable mass spectrometer

Petrochemical detection in miniature

23 June 2008

Cancer-causing compounds in the air can be detected using a hand-held spectrometer.


Organic compound-detecting patch on patient

Disease detection is skin deep

02 June 2008

Body odour can be collected on skin patches and used to diagnose disease.


a crime scene

Detection for Security

08 May 2008

Read issue 5 of The Analyst which features a selection of articles on the theme of 'Detection for Security'


Bottles of tabasco sauce

Electrochemistry takes the heat

07 May 2008

UK electrochemists are offering a more accurate technique for measuring the strength of hot sauces using carbon nanotubes


UV light induces photopolymerisation

Low energy light source for on-chip construction

08 May 2008

For the first time, scientists have used ultra violet light emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) to make polymer columns in lab-on-a-chip devices.


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.


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.


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.