The Column-06-17-2011

Green tea is drunk by many for the health benefits of the antioxidant catechins, which are thought to help fight heart disease and other conditions. The stability of these compounds is important for choosing the best storage conditions and determining an accurate shelf life. However, a study has revealed that they may not be as stable as was once thought.

CHROMacademy, CHROMmunity and The Column have won a Media Pioneer Award at the 2011 Specialist Media Show, for outstanding innovation and entrepreneurial achievement in specialist media.

Synthetic cannabinoids, commonly found in ?herbal incense? brands were recently declared controlled substances by the US Drug Enforcement Agency. To assist the drug testing industry in detecting these substances, Agilent Technologies has produced a GC?MS compendium.

Fraud in the fisheries sector can range from low-cost catfish sold as expensive sole to cod caught in the North Sea but declared as originating from the Baltic.

Flash chromatography is a type of preparative liquid chromatography commonly used in the separation of organic compounds.

As the use of new alloys grows, the need to protect those materials from oxidation by using the correct type and thickness of coating becomes increasingly important.

Incognito gives his ideals on what the ultimate troubleshooting service would look like.