GC-MS – News and Features

Research suggests that great bustards actively seek out two plants with compounds that can kill pathogens to self-medicate.

With a global eye on beating back climate change and a stronger push to create better solutions to feed our energy needs, the solar energy market is heating up. Here, recent advancements in the testing and analysis of solar energy materials are explored.

The modern QC laboratory is testing highly complex drug products using a wide range of analytical techniques, instrumentation and software with continually evolving regulations and guidance, presenting many challenges from a management perspective.

A new study has found that schoolchildren across the United States and Canada could be exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – “forever” chemicals – via their school uniforms.

For the first time, researchers have performed a full aroma characterization of the Appalachian truffle to discover the origins of its unique flavor and scent.

Researchers successfully determined butanol in latex paint via fast gas chromatography-proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (FastGC-PTR-MS) technology, overcoming shortcomings in the methods used independently.

Despite hydrogen being used successfully in many labs, concerns persist about converting existing helium-based methods to hydrogen. We speak to Aaron Boice from Agilent to learn how a new technology is helping with this transition.

Researchers have found that infection with tropical viruses like dengue or Zika – which spread through mosquito bites – can change the scent of their host, making them more attractive to hungry mosquitoes and increasing transmission.

Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is an important technique in the analytical chemist's armory. In this article we explore how GC-MS and GC-MS/MS work, what they can tell us, their strengths, weaknesses and applications.

Scientists have developed a new authentication tool to check the geographical origin of virgin olive oil as a control on quality and to detect adulteration and fraud.