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12 February 2015
LCGC TV: Luigi Mondello on Food Analysis using 2D GC
Comprehensive gas chromatography (GC) is a multidimensional technique that has the potential to increase peak capacity resolution when separating complex mixtures. In this new video from LCGC TV, Luigi Mondello from the University of Messinia, Italy, describes the fundamental principles of 2D GC, and explains the advantages over 1D GC.
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GC Column Conditioning — Stop Wasting Time and Money!
LCGC blogger Tony Taylor sees a lot of bad practice when columns are conditioned. Here he produces a definitive guide with enough background information to explain why and how capillary GC columns should be conditioned.
 

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Pittcon Preview: Pittcon Hits The Big Easy
A preview of what’s in store for chromatographers at Pittcon 2015, which will be held from 8–12 March 2015 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Visit EuroLab Trade Fair in Poland!
The EuroLab Fair is the only trade show in Poland dedicated to the laboratory industry, which is developed and organized in cooperation with Poland's scientific and reaserch centers. It is the place for promoting latest solutions and technologies for laboratories. There are six sectors on EuroLab such as: Analytical Chemistry, Biotechnology & Life Science, Metrology, Medical Laboratory Diagnostic, Nanotechnology and Forensics. Save the date: 18-20 March 2015. Register today!

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Forensic Drugs Analysis: A Review of Miniaturized Separation Techniques
Miniaturization is one of the emerging trends in modern analytical chemistry. This review discusses the recent applications of miniaturized separation techniques for the analysis of illicit drugs and new psychoactive substances in seized materials and biological fluids. Particular attention is given to chiral discrimination of abused drugs, which is an important topic in forensic analysis.

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News: Investigating the Origin of Life
Ten aldehydes have been discovered in simulated interstellar ice, a potential precursor to comets and other extraterrestrial bodies. The authors performed multidimensional gas chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC–TOF-MS) to detect the aldehydes, two of which are intermediates in the synthesis of ribonucleotides that could have been responsible for the origins of life on Earth.
Improving the HPLC Analysis of Food and Beverage Products with New Stationary Phases
Click here for a downloadable/printable infographic and on-demand webinar which serve as a valuable resource to help you cope with challenges surrounding the analyses of food and beverage products.

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News: NY Attorney General’s Analysis of “Fraudulent” Herbal Supplements Was Based on DNA Testing, Not Chromatography
On Monday, February 2, the New York State Attorney General’s office sent letters to four major retailers accusing them of selling fraudulent herbal supplements and demanding that they remove the products from their shelves. However, to the surprise of many analytical chemists, the accusations were based on DNA barcoding technology rather than chromatographic analysis.
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