In Star Trek, Mr. Spock’s hand-held tricorder can instantly tell what something is made of. We don’t have tricorders yet, but we’re getting close. Portable devices just a little too big to hold in one ...

Growing concern over artificial sweeteners has underscored the need to better understand their impact on human metabolism and health. Researchers at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts ...

Extracts from plant materials that capture the plant's flavor and scent are known as essential oils and they have many uses. Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Gas Chromatography (GC) and are excellent tools ...