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In our October issue:

COLUMNS
Atomic Perspectives
New Approaches in Sample Preparation and Precise Multielement Analysis of Crude Oils and Refined Petroleum Products Using Single-Reaction-Chamber Microwave Digestion and Triple-Quadrupole ICP-MS
John F. Casey, Yongjun Gao, Weihang Yang, and Robert Thomas
Using this method, complete elemental recovery and removal of organic matrices can be achieved safely and up to 57 elements can be determined in oils with good accuracy and precision.
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Lasers and Optics Interface
New Devices in the Infrared Provide Sensitivity, Speed, and Size Improvements
Steve Buckley
Tunable diode laser spectroscopy, photoacoustic spectroscopy, quantum cascade lasers, and miniaturized instruments are among the developments that are advancing infrared spectroscopy.
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Special Feature
Current Advances in the Miniaturization of Analytical Instruments—Applications in Cosmochemistry, Geochemistry, Exploration, and Environmental Sciences
V. Balaram
Many developments in the miniaturization of analytical instruments have enabled metal detection at extremely low concentrations, using techniques such as XRF, LIBS, and laser ablation resonance ionization mass spectrometry (LA-RIMS).
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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE

Protein Secondary Structure Determination Using Drop Coat Deposition Confocal Raman Spectroscopy
Jeremy Peters, Anna Luczak, Varsha Ganesh, Eugene Park, and Ravi Kalyanaraman
This technique has the potential to predict α-helix and β-sheet protein structures accurately and to predict other structures with a degree of accuracy previously achieved only with X-ray crystallography.
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