With every breath, people exhale a plume of chemicals. Now researchers have developed a method to quickly and easily detect this signature of life with a portable device (Anal. Chem., DOI: ...

Viken Detection, a specialist in x-ray imaging, chemical detection and environmental analytical solutions, has released a new handheld narcotics analyzer. The FOXHOUND-HNA™ with tri-mode functionality ...

An illustration featuring a spectrometer with its scanner set on a bag of substances. The background features several geometric shapes and math symbols. The words "methamphetamine" and ...

This video provides an overview on Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) at Pittcon 2013. IMS is a gas phase technology that isolates molecules by virtue of their shape and size. In the pharmaceutical ...

Gas chromatography–ion mobility spectrometry (GC–IMS) is a recent technique applied to food flavor analysis – including the evaluation of food freshness, processing of food products, and changes in ...

The SELECT Series instrument utilizes both traditional chromatography separation and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) during which chemicals are pushed through a dilute gas to separate structurally ...