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VOCs from breath and fluids distinguish individuals
The profiles of volatile organic compounds emitted from human hands, breath and various biological fluids can differentiate between individuals, which is of interest to forensic and clinical communities.
- Published: Aug 29, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Fingerprints yield gender of suspects
The peptides and proteins left behind in latent fingerprints can be analysed by a mass spectrometric imaging technique to predict the gender of the suspect.
- Published: Aug 27, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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No more queues for LC/MS
A team of scientists has optimised an LC/MS system to make full use of the mass spectrometer when connected to any number of LC units, using a unique parallel staggering setup.
- Published: Aug 22, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Boron NMR without a background
Measuring boron-10 in the NMR spectra of solutions of boron compounds eliminates the troublesome background signals that are associated with boron-11.
- Published: Aug 21, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Blood markers for Alzheimer's disease
A series of proteins in blood could form the basis of a test for Alzheimer's disease in the future.
- Published: Aug 13, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Coupling SEC with medium-resolution NMR
The capabilities of a new SEC-medium-resolution NMR system for polymer analysis have been demonstrated in various modes of operation with proton and deuterated solvents.
- Published: Aug 10, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Ancient frankincense excavated from Chinese temple
An ancient resinous incense excavated from the ruins of the Bao’en Temple in Ninjang, China, is shown to be frankincense by a combination of IR and Raman techniques.
- Published: Aug 8, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Searching for biotech apps
Rainbow BioSciences, a new Florida-based biotechnology company, is looking to commercialize promising new biotech-related hardware and software applications for tablet computers and smartphones, especially Apple's iPad and iPhone devices.
- Published: Aug 6, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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Layers of Renaissance paintings uncovered by X-ray fluorescence
The hidden layers of two Renaissance paintings held in The Louvre have been uncovered by the non-destructive technique of confocal micro-X-ray fluorescence.
- Published: Aug 6, 2012
- Author: Steve Down
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Surviving a chemical audit
ChemSW, a US developer of chemical inventory management software, has published a new white paper entitled How to Survive a Chemical Management Audit.
- Published: Jul 31, 2012
- Author: Jon Evans
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