Mass Spectrometry Can Be
Fun
According to New Scientist
Magazine "Mass Spectrometry may not sound
like the most exciting scientific venture.
Luckily for us ignoramuses, the Internet
has a web site which shows we got it all
wrong."
In the magazine's Web
Links section which categorizes
the best science sites on the web, New
Scientist describes i-mass.com as a good
site for highlighting the importance of
the field in astronomy, chemistry,
biology, and many other sciences.
According to New Scientist writer Tormod
Guldvog, mass spectrometry is "based on a
simple (but originally rather esoteric)
concept ... to analyze gases and chemical
compounds by measuring ions in electric
and magnetic fields. (i-mass.com) does a
"good job when it comes to explaining what
we need this technology for, including the
history of mass spectrometry, famous
people, quotes, and a book list. There are
feature articles every month which shows
the many uses of mass spectrometry"
He suggests, however, our pull-down menu
bar is "not user friendly" but considers
it "a minor quibble".
Not to quibble with you Tormod, but we
think the pull-down navigation menu is one
of the simplest yet most effective means
to navigate a large web site like
i-mass.com. We're going to keep it!