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Storing Cannabis for the Recreational Market Segment

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Cannabis plants are complex to begin with, but when you consider the intricacies associated with their use (fiber, medicinal, and recreational), ... Read More

Plastics: We Need To Do Better

Friday, August 31, 2018

I’m concerned that recent articles appearing in the popular press will turn into an antichemistry movement much as the Luddites attacked mechanization... Read More

Putting the Science Back into Forensic Science: Progress Report

Thursday, August 30, 2018

The annual report from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) documents the remarkable progress that NIST’s ... Read More

Connecting the Dots on Blockchain in 2018

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

In February 2018, I attended and reported on a seminar organized by CSIRO (Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) ... Read More

The Unique Properties of Nanomaterials

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Nanoparticles require a novel process for synthesis, purification, and characterization, as reviewed in a comprehensive article by Samuel M. Stavis ... Read More

Unique Terpene Upgrade Added to Portable Cannabis Analyzer

Monday, August 20, 2018

Orange Photonics (Elkins, NH) introduced a unique spectroscopic accessory called Terpene+ to add terpenes to the list of analytes assayed with the ... Read More

Anchor Traps in Microfluidics

Monday, August 20, 2018

Branching junctions such as “T” and “Y” are common elements of fluidics networks such as HPLC and capillary electrophoresis, plus automated analysis ... Read More

Interdisciplinary Model of Gelation

Friday, August 17, 2018

Throughout my career, I’ve been amazed with the productivity of interdisciplinary teams. Read More

Ignorance Confounds Driving Under the Influence of THC

Monday, August 13, 2018

The unfortunate consequence of the Schedule 1 classification of cannabis is that research was strongly curtailed for the last 50 years. Read More

Flash Report on Cannabis in California

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

In November 2017, California issued a long list of regulations governing the state’s cannabis industry starting on January 1, 2018. Read More

Laser Ablation Electrospray Imaging-Mass Spectrometry Imaging: Highlights From ASMS 2018

Monday, July 16, 2018

The long list of acronyms for mass spectrometry got longer with LAESI-MSI—laser ablation electrospray imaging–mass spectrometry imaging. Read More

Multiple MRMs Improve Data Quality in LC/MS for Clinical Diagnostics: Highlights From ASMS 2018

Monday, July 16, 2018

Increasingly, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) is being used for clinical diagnostics since it provides qualitative and quantitative ... Read More