Emerging scientists in analytical sciences: Kim Greis

Smartphones : An Emerging Tool for Social Scientists

Recent developments in mobile technologies have produced a new kind of device: a programmable mobile phone, the smartphone. In this paper we argue that the technological and social characteristics of this device make it a useful tool in social sciences, particularly sociology, social psychology, urban studies, technology assessment and media studies. The device is willingly carried by a large f...

The environmental challenge for analytical sciences.

In this paper the major elements of the European Union's policy on environmental protection and sustainable development and the resulting challenges for analytical sciences are presented. The priority issues dealt with are: Sustainable management of natural resources: air, water and soil Climate change and clean energy Global development cooperation Analytical sciences are required to provide p...

Analytical Sciences Editorial Board Members - Biographies.

The Analytical Sciences Digital Library (ASDL)

The Analytical Sciences Digital Library (ASDL) is a collection of electronic resources for teachers, students, and practitioners interested in chemical measurements and instrumentation. The ASDL collection is freely accessible at www. asdlib.org. This project has been funded by the National Science Foundation’s National Science Digital Library (NSDL) program. The NSDL (http://nsdl.org/) is an o...

Suspect sciences? Evidentiary Problems with Emerging Technologies

This article examines the standards governing the admission of new types of expert evidence. Based on the rules of evidence and procedure in Australia, it explains how judges have been largely uninterested in the reliability of expert opinion evidence. Focused on the use of CCTV images and covert sound recordings for the purposes of identification, but relevant to other forensic sciences, the a...