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25 Aug 2020

Bruker has announced a collaboration with Utrecht University to advance the study of the 3-D structures and interactions of proteins by crosslinking mass spectrometry.

21 Aug 2020

SAMDI mass spectrometry is being used with a “live cell analysis device” to allow cells to be sampled over time, offering a window to responses that evolve.

17 Aug 2020

By coinciding the sampling phase with the 2016 Australian Census, researchers were able to correlate the socioeconomic characteristics of Australian communities with sewage composition.

13 Aug 2020

Protein–protein interactions can be probed with a combined approach of affinity purification-mass spectrometry and proximity-dependent biotin identification.

27 Jul 2020

Pfeiffer Vacuum is celebrating its 130 years in business. The company introduced the turbomolecular pump in 1958.

24 Jul 2020

The templating mechanism of S100A9 amyloids on Aβ fibrillar surfaces during co-aggregation process was revealed by synergy of biophysical methods including charge detection mass spectrometry, microscopy, kinetic and microfluidic analyses.

10 Jun 2020

Alison Ashcroft and Ron Heeren have been awarded 2020 Thomson Medals.

1 Jun 2020

Bruker is partnering with the Australian National Phenome Centre which has launched a major research and diagnostics project to better understand COVID-19.

28 May 2020

The COVID-19 MS Coalition of more than 500 scientists from around the world has been created to share data on COVID-19 gleaned from the use of mass spectrometry techniques to examine people’s blood and other biomarkers.

26 May 2020

Researchers from Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology have used SIMS to visualise up to tens of different proteins simultaneously in the same cell.

14 May 2020

The multiplexed enhanced protein dynamics (mePROD) mass spectrometry method helps show how a SARS-CoV-2 infection changes the human host cells.

28 Apr 2020

SCIEX and Intabio are working to couple the Blaze imaged capillary isoelectric focusing with mass spectrometry system with SCIEX high-resolution accurate mass spectrometers.

20 Apr 2020

Applications are invited for these prestigious awards administered by the Association of British Spectroscopists (ABS) Trust.

19 Mar 2020

Individual ion mass spectrometry (I2MS) can determine the exact mass of a huge range of intact proteins. It analyses the mass of each and every molecule on an individual basis.

11 Mar 2020

A number of awards are presented at each annual Pittsburgh Conference honouring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy. We report here those directly involved in spectroscopy.

24 Feb 2020

LC-MS/MS enables analysis of a wider range of hormones from whales and a more reliable pregnancy test.

19 Feb 2020

A new research project in partnership between academia, companies and the Netherlands Forensic Institute to develop ways to chain analytical techniques together to gain complementary information.

18 Feb 2020

An experimental fingerprint detection approach can tell whether an individual has actually consumed cocaine or simply handled it based on the presence of a metabolite.

17 Feb 2020

Mass spectrometry imaging is offering a first step in determining the age of fingerprints from the degradation of triacylglycerols.

16 Dec 2019

A state-of-the-art fingerprint detection technology can identify traces of heroin on human skin, even after someone has washed their hands, and can discriminate between an individual who has used the drug or shaken hands with someone who has handled it.

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