To all the lovers of science and chromatography — especially ion
chromatography users — to pique your curiosity this year we would like
to inspire you to ignite your minds with what ion chromatography...
In recent years, the use of biofuels, such as biodiesel, has increased
as a clean and renewable alternative to conventional fossil fuels,
representing a sustainable way to lower greenhouse gas emissio...
As a young child, I was often scolded for multitasking too many things.
Is multitasking a good thing? I’ll let you decide. Just remember that
there are many tasks and only one of you! Can you realisti...
Take a moment to reflect on the most impactful women in your life.
Is/was she family? Your best friend? A teacher? Or healer? Now think for
a few more minutes about how different your life would be if...
The exponential growth of renewable energy sources and the need to
transform electric mobility are driving the interest in next-generation
storage technologies for electrical energy. Currently, lithiu...
In a world continuously faced with environmental challenges, analyzing
drinking water for contaminants is essential to protect public health.
If your lab analyzes drinking water — and if you’re seekin...
Did you know that, if you wash five pairs of new jeans for the first
time, enough microplastic (MP) leaches out to make a plastic bag? There
are a lot of different sources for the intake of MP into th...
To protect public health, analyzing drinking water for contaminants such
as inorganic anions, cations, heavy metals, organic pollutants, and
nutrients is an essential requirement. Within the range of ...
eProcurement, B2B, punchout, hosted catalogs. … You may have heard these
terms thrown around but, for some reason, they do not sound appealing
and certainly do not get much traction. Besides, what do ...
There’s no doubt we’re all much more health conscious since COVID-19
came into our lives (like a wrecking ball), spurring a surge in
healthier lifestyles and diets. One example is the supplement marke...
Analyzing contaminant and nutrient levels in drinking, surface and
wastewater is a critical step in protecting aquatic habitats and
maintaining safe drinking water supplies. However, traditional wet
c...
The idea that humanity will be wiped out by a meteorite was recently
popularized in the film “Don’t Look Up!” But how likely is this to
happen? The answer, disturbingly, is perhaps more likely than we...
This is the first in a series of four blog posts on quality risk
management and how you can stay on top of expected regulatory updates in
2023. The start of a new year always brings a sense of proacti...
After 20 years of working in the pharmaceutical industry scouting active
drugs in research to take to market, along with method transfer to the
manufacturing site, I have learned that there is no such...
This is the fifth blog post in the Biopharmaceutical Basics series.
About 30 years ago, scientists began exploring whether vaccines could be
made more simply. Instead of injecting a weakened virus, or...
I recently saw a tweet polling the proteomics community on the relative
importance, price, and technical difficulty of mass spectrometry-based
proteomics: sample prep, liquid chromatography (LC), mass...
Everything is perfect. You’re on the beach, sunlight is ideal, just a
calm breeze to gently move the hair and you snap the photo using your
mobile phone. You immediately look at the picture in gleeful...
The uncertainty in the market around the helium shortage continues.
Industries, hospitals and scientific laboratories relying on helium gas
are experiencing — since mid-2021 — the fourth wave of the s...
This is the fourth blog post in the Biopharmaceutical Basics series.
Over the past 30 years, noteworthy progress has been made in the field
of oligonucleotide therapeutics, beginning with antisense
ol...
Chemical disinfectants used to protect municipal drinking water from
potentially dangerous microbes can produce disinfection byproducts –
oxyhalides (chlorite, chlorate, bromate, etc.) that are harmfu...
This is the third blog post in the Biopharmaceutical Basics series.
Sometimes the whole or part of a gene is defective or missing from
birth. This is typically referred to as a genetically inherited
m...
Every Lunar New Year is associated with one of 12 animal zodiacs. The
action-packed Year of the Tiger is over, and on January 22, 2023, we
hopped into the gentler Year of the Rabbit. As with every Lun...
On National Cheese Lover’s Day, I would like to tell you about my cheesy
life. I was born in the Far East many years ago. Cheese was not in my
diet back then and was very difficult to get. As a young ...
This is the second blog post in the Biopharmaceutical Basics series. The
ultimate goal of biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing is to
deliver the highest-quality product at the lowest cost —...
After a long period of recovery — such as the holidays or a vacation —
you will probably find it difficult to get back into a work rhythm. Your
HPLC instrument feels the same way after a complete shut...
Editor's note: Dr. Sara Carillo is a Bioanalytical Research Lead at
National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT). This
is the first blog post in the Biopharmaceutical Basics seri...
We are all familiar with the high-calorie dishes during the holidays.
And many of them are made with meat, adding fat as well. That`s why a
lot of people go vegan in January. But are you sure you want...
As we close out 2022 — our first full year as a community — the team at
AnalyteGuru wishes you a safe and happy holiday season. In the past
year, we've published hundreds of blog posts and articles on...
Rechargeable electrochemical batteries, as one of the most versatile
energy storage technologies, play a central role in the ongoing
transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy for achieving a gr...
Sing along to "The 12 Days of Christmas" On the first day of Christmas
my IC expert sent to me: One eluent water polisher On the second day of
Christmas my IC expert sent to me: Two EGCs (eluent gener...