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RSC Prizes and Awards – only 11 days left to nominate!

21 Jan 2011

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Our Prizes and Awards recognise achievements by individuals, teams and organisations in advancing the chemical sciences. Winners receive up to £5000 and a medal or inscribed memento.

Showcase inspiring science and gain the recognition deserved: nominate yourself or a colleague.

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Nominations close 31 January 2011

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Issue 1 online now!

14 Jan 2011

Analytical Methods, 2011, 3(1):1-228

Take a look at our excellent cover articles from Issue 1 of 2011:

Biro et al. investigate self-assembled photonic nanoarchitectures occurring in the wing scales of butterflies using reflectance measurements followed by automated data processing.

Color based discrimination of chitin–air nanocomposites in butterfly scales and their role in conspecific recognition
Gábor Piszter, Krisztián Kertész, Zofia Vértesy, Zsolt Bálint and László Péter Biró
Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 78-83
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00410C

Paull and colleagues use liquid chromatography to profile monosaccharide concentrations in complex cell-culture media and fermentation broths
(yes, we know he’s the Editor-in-Chief, but this isn’t favouritism: it really is very good!)

Liquid chromatographic profiling of monosaccharide concentrations in complex cell-culture media and fermentation broths
Hassan Alwael, Damian Connolly and Brett Paull
Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 62-69
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00516A

Both articles will be free to access for 6 weeks.

Don’t forget you can comment below to let us know your thoughts on the science in this issue – happy reading!

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Conference on Analytical Sciences, Ireland

11 Jan 2011

Abstract and registration deadlines are fast approaching for Ireland’s premier meeting for young researchers in analytical science and related discipline.

The 6th CASi takes place 21– 22 February 2011 at The Helix, Dublin City University.

Submit your abstract by 17 January and register by 28 January: www.dcu.ie/CASi2011

The meeting, supported by the RSC Analytical Division, will be chaired by Brett Paull, Editor-in-Chief of Analytical Methods; plenary speakers include Duncan Graham and Boris Mizaikoff from the Editorial Board of Analytical Methods‘ sister journal, Analyst.

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Most-read Analytical Methods articles in November

04 Jan 2011

The most popular Analytical Methods articles in November

Read five of the most-read papers in November 2010 here:

Detection of apoptosis: A review of conventional and novel techniques

Michelle M. Martinez, Randall D. Reif and Dimitri Pappas, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 996-1004
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00247J

Ultra-sensitive detection of heavy metal ions in tap water by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with the assistance of electrical-deposition

Fang Zhao, Zhiming Chen, Fupeng Zhang, Runhua Li and Jianying Zhou, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 408-414
DOI: 10.1039/B9AY00160C

Carbon nanofiber based electrochemical biosensors: A review

Jianshe Huang, Yang Liu and Tianyan You, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 202-211
DOI: 10.1039/B9AY00312F

Validation of cleaning of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, illustrated by determination of cephradine residues

S. Shahnawaz Sajid, M. Saeed Arayne and Najma Sultana, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 397-401
DOI: 10.1039/B9AY00278B

Polymers on the crime scene: How can analytical chemistry help to exploit the information from these mute witnesses?

Valerio Causin, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 792-804
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00115E

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

22 Dec 2010

The Analytical Methods editorial team at our Christmas meal

We’d just like to wish all our readers, authors and referees a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We look forward to your continued support in 2011 – have a wonderful festive season!

– The Analytical Methods Editorial Team.

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Ultra sensitive saccharide detection assay

17 Dec 2010

A recent Analytical Methods paper by Ashutosh Tiwari and colleagues has gained attention in prolific newspaper The Times of India. They describe a novel saccharide detection assay based on covalent immobilization of amino phenyl boronic acid (APBA) in thin films of carboxyl functionalized chitosan.

Read the news article here and access the paper for FREE below.

An ultra sensitive saccharides detection assay using carboxyl functionalized chitosan containing Gd2O3 : Eu3+ nanoparticles probe
Ashutosh Tiwari, Dohiko Terada, Prashant K. Sharma, Vyom Parashar, Chiaki Yoshikawa, Avinash C. Pandey and Hisatoshi Kobayashi
Anal. Methods, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00574F

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Butterfly effect

07 Dec 2010

Specimens were placed on a board and a probe moved over the wings

A way to identify individual butterflies from the same species has been designed by scientists in Hungary, who say that the technique could be used to analyse delicate museum samples without destroying them.

László Biró at the Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science and colleagues have developed an instrument that allows reflectance spectroscopy to be carried out on specimens without physically damaging them.

Want to know more? Read Harriet Brewerton’s news article at Chemistry World or access the full paper for FREE:

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Issue 12 online now!

03 Dec 2010

Issue 12: a great end to the year for the journal!

Analytical Methods Issue 12 for 2010 has now been published – read for FREE online.

On the cover, a Minireview by Tseng et al. on the extraction of environmental pollutants using magnetic nanomaterials:

Extraction of environmental pollutants using magnetic nanomaterials
Jia-Hui Lin, Zong-Han Wu and Wei-Lung Tseng
Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 1874-1879
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00575D

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Most-read Analytical Methods articles in October

30 Nov 2010

The most popular Analytical Methods articles in October

Read five of the most-read papers in October 2010 here:

Validation of cleaning of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, illustrated by determination of cephradine residues

S. Shahnawaz Sajid, M. Saeed Arayne and Najma Sultana, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 397-401
DOI: 10.1039/B9AY00278B

Polymers on the crime scene: How can analytical chemistry help to exploit the information from these mute witnesses?

Valerio Causin, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 792-804
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00115E

Detection of apoptosis: A review of conventional and novel techniques

Michelle M. Martinez, Randall D. Reif and Dimitri Pappas, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 996-1004
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00247J

Glucosinolates, structures and analysis in food

Don Brian Clarke, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 310-325
DOI: 10.1039/B9AY00280D

Energy transfer with gold nanoparticles for analytical applications in the fields of biochemical and pharmaceutical sciences

Jian Ling and Cheng Zhi Huang, Anal. Methods, 2010, 2, 1439-1447
DOI: 10.1039/C0AY00452A

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Detecting explosives hidden within clothing

15 Nov 2010

Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy could be used to detect hazardous chemicals hidden behind clothing, and could improve security screening technology in places such as airports.

Celine Canal, David Hutchins and colleagues from the University of Warwick detected the explosive ammonium nitrate hidden behind a layer of various clothing materials, from light acrylic to thick denim. ‘Light in the NIR wavelength range is invisible to the naked eye, allowing unnoticeable remote detection,’ explains Hutchins.

Read Fay Nolan-Neylan’s news story at Highlights in Chemical Technology or read the full article using the link below.

Remote identification of chemicals concealed behind clothing using near infrared spectroscopy
Céline M. Canal, Aamer Saleem, Roger J. Green and David A. Hutchins
Anal. Methods, 2011
DOI: 10.1039/c0ay00386g

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