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Spex Speaks Science is hosted by scientists and industry experts. From uncovering the hidden chemistry in everyday life to exploring advancements across analytical testing, environmental science, and regulated industries, the podcast delivers informative, science-driven discussions for the professional community. Presented by Spex + NSI + HPS + Chiron.
Gourmet salt meets ICP-MS, and suddenly your seasoning shelf has a quality-control department.
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A clear look at how cannabis purity becomes a chemistry and standards question.
This episode treats cannabis testing as a standards problem, which fits the exchange between Rob Thomas and Patty. It moves from instrumentation background into CBD purity, USP monographs, elemental impurities, and the wider question of what quality means for federally approved…
A practical product-preview tour of Genomax and DNAmax, focused on reducing sample-preparation steps.
Genomax and DNAmax are presented as tools for making molecular biology sample preparation less cumbersome. The episode centers on a workflow that brings homogenization and extraction into a single sample container, with support for up to two 750 ml jars and a goal of producing…
Research made practical, patient, and public.
Chemistry with the footnotes left in.
The periodic table, read by a business desk.
Chemistry, queerness and grad school, told by the chemists
Host Patty of Spex Speaks Science interviews Rob Thomas, principal scientist of Scientific Solutions, about the fragmented state of heavy metal testing regulations in the US cannabis industry.
Specs Speaks Science previews the Genomax homogenizer and DNAmax kits as a way to combine sample grinding, extraction, and nucleic-acid preparation.
Patricia Atkins, Senior Application Scientist for Specs, examines hydration, global water access, and chemical contamination in bottled, tap, laboratory, and reusable-bottle water.
This episode discusses solvents, indoor air quality in labs, and the VapeLock product, featuring an interview with a consultant who grew up around HPLC.
Pat Atkins and Rebecca Bierman of Specs CertiPrep outline how laboratories should return after shutdowns lasting up to three months.
Spex Speaks Science examines cadmium, lead, arsenic, mercury, and chromium in food and beverages, including a 21-parts-per-million lead result from two hot-sauce packets.
This episode discusses various routes of exposure to heavy metals in the environment, including inhalation, ingestion, and transdermal absorption, and distinguishes between intentional, unintentional, and quasi-intentional sources.
This episode explains how pesticides work by examining their modes of action and the species relationships that underlie pest management.
This episode explores the history of pesticides from ancient times to modern regulation, focusing on chemical compounds and their application.