This issue of Current Trends in Mass Spectrometry brings together five perspectives on where mass spectrometry is heading next — from smarter polymer characterization and high-throughput food flavour analysis, to tackling food fraud, understanding ionic liquids, and expanding ion mobility techniques beyond proteomics. Whether you work in pharma, food science, environmental monitoring, or materials research, there's something here to inform and inspire.
New R tool auto-decodes polyol structures from mass spec data—great for screening complex formulas.New R tool auto-decodes polyol structures from mass spec data—great for screening complex formulas.
Rapid chromatography-free method enables untargeted detection of food adulterants for quality control.
Vaughan Langford discusses the application of automated selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) analysis to diverse high-throughput food analysis applications, including sensory-correlated analysis, authentication, and ingredient screening.
High-end mass spectroscopy innovation is driven by proteomics, leaving scientists in other fields like drug development, environmental analysis, and metabolomics underserved.
Ionic liquids (ILs) are structurally tunable salts that pose unique analytical challenges.Ionic liquids (ILs) are structurally tunable salts that pose unique analytical challenges. This article reviews how mass spectrometry is used to study IL ion clusters, dissociation pathways, and decomposition products, with a focus on applications in spacecraft propulsion and environmental contamination.
