Mass Spectrometry Terms Published and Wiki Coming Online

Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013) was published last June in Pure and Applied Chemistry, the IUPAC journal. The PDF document is freely available and can be republished with attribution. I’m adding the terms to the MS Terms Wiki, but is a slow cut-and-paste process and not all of the terms …

Trademark Symbols in Scientific Writing

With the continuous stream of new instruments and techniques in mass spectrometry, it isn’t surprising to see trademark symbols sprinkled liberally about in papers, presentations, and proposals. On the other hand, use of these symbols in non-commercial scientific writing is unnecessary. The symbol ™ designates a trademark and ® designates a federally registered trademark, for …

IUPAC Changes Standard Atomic Weights of 11 Elements

The standard atomic weight of germanium has been changed and the atomic weights of H, Li, B. C. N, O, Si, S, Cl, and Tl are expressed as an interval. For example, the standard atomic weight of carbon is expressed as 12.0096 ‚⧠Ar(C) ‚⧠12.0116. See Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical …