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The Importance of Battery Materials Analysis

Batteries must be carefully scrutinized to ensure that they are safe for use. This article will discuss the role that battery materials analysis plays in maintaining the safety and quality of existing batteries and in the development of new and improved types.

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Biologic Production and Host Cell Proteins

Host cell proteins can prove problematic for the development of novel biopharmaceuticals. This article will highlight some of the latest advances in host cell analysis strategies and how they are being implemented.

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Trends and Advancements in Proteomics

Proteomics methods are now applied across a variety of scientific disciplines. In this article, we explore just some of the recent trends and advancements in high-throughput and single-cell proteomics.

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Understanding Battery Types, Components and the Role of Battery Material Testing in Development and Manufacture

Batteries have become an integral part of our everyday lives. In this article, we will consider the main types of batteries, battery components and materials and the reasons for and ways in which battery materials are tested.

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Advancing Antigen Discovery With Microfluidics Automation for Sparse Samples

An automated and cost-effective workflow in immunopeptidomics, utilizing microfluidics technology, has been created that overcomes limitations in sample preparation and could be a powerful tool for tumor antigen discovery in sparse samples.

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Detecting Air Pollutants To Combat Climate Change

Researchers have developed a SERS chip that rapidly and accurately detects sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, gases emitted by vehicles and industries that contribute to acid rain and have also been linked to respiratory problems.

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How Fast Will a Diabetes Patient Develop Insulin Dependency?

Scientists have identified a number of biomarkers associated with progression of Type 2 diabetes to predict insulin resistance development, which could help to manage the disease and improve patient outcomes.

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To Keep Pace With Emerging PFAS Regulations, Labs Must Modernize Their Analytical Science

New safety standards for PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, are changing the way we must test products and materials for quality and compliance.

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Heparin Crisis: Problems Solved and Solutions Found

Scientists have discovered an alternative, novel source of the important anticoagulant heparin, extracted from the mucus of the giant African snail.

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Microplastics: The Snowflakes of the Plastic World

Science writer Kerry Taylor-Smith takes a deep dive into the persistent problem of microplastics.

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Septic Shock and Metastases: Finding the Culprits

A new molecule, based on the anti-diabetes drug metformin, can bind copper, found to be important in acute inflammation, sepsis and cancer dissemination, and thus holds great promise for new therapy.

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Multidimensional Mass Spectrometry and Machine Learning: A Recipe for Richer Metabolomics

A new metabolomics workflow has been developed that combines state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation, which generates information-rich data, with a novel machine learning-based algorithm tailored to process it.

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Inside the Evolving Landscape of PFAS Regulation

In this article, we take a look at the risks that PFAS pose and how national governments and international institutions are introducing regulatory policies and guidelines aimed at stemming the tide of PFAS production and protecting the public from exposure.

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