28 April 2014 Issue

Look inside for practical advice on separation science and thought–provoking commentary.

Authenticating the food we eat: Food metabolomics in practice

Dr Sastia Prama Putri of Osaka University, Japan, spoke to Kate Mosford of The Column about advances in metabolomics, the need for authentication of high value food products, and the important role of GC–MS in food analysis.

LC–CAD and LC–ECD for the characterization of copper plating bath additives

In this article, an approach using a dual LC system with an ECD and a CAD is described for the quantitation of three additives typically used in copper plating.

Incognito revels in the power of the poster

Incognito was met with initial disappointment after attending the Pittcon technical sessions, but was rescued from his gloom by the range of poster presentations on show that stimulated discussion and gave him some new insights (and new hope!) into developments in the field.

A preview of ISCC in beautiful Riva del Garda, Italy

The 38th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography (ISCC) and 11th GCXGC Symposium will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi, in Riva del Garda, Italy, from 18–23 May 2014.