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New Insights into Ancient Greek Coinage: Exploring Gold Purification Techniques
October 25th 2023In a recent study, researchers used ICP-MS to learn new insights into ancient coinage and gold purification techniques are revealed through the analysis of platinum-group elements and gold in silver coins from various ancient civilizations.
Detecting and Combating Heavy Metal Lead Contamination in Wheat Seedlings Using LIBS-Raman
October 17th 2023In a recent study, collaborative spectroscopic methods, such as LIBS-Raman, were used for detecting and combatting heavy metal lead contamination in wheat seedlings, revealing critical insights for food security and human health.
SAS and Applied Spectroscopy William F. Meggers Award Presentation, Plenary Lecture, and Symposium
October 12th 2023At SciX, Johannes Pedarnig of Johannes Kepler University will be recognized as the 2023 SAS and Applied Spectroscopy William F. Meggers Award recipient. Here's a summary of the award session.
Achievements with Raman Spectroscopy: A SciX Interview with Karen Esmonde-White
October 11th 2023At the SciX Conference in Sparks, Nevada, Spectroscopy magazine sat down with Karen Esmonde-White of Endress+Hauser to talk about her career transition and how Raman spectroscopy has evolved over the years.
Reflections from SciX 2023: Distinguishing Edible Oils with FT-IR
October 10th 2023In the Chemometrics in Food and Agriculture oral symposia today at SciX 2023, Barry Lavine of Oklahoma State University delivered a talk titled, “Authentication of Edible Oils Using an Infrared Spectral Library and Digital Sample Sets for Calibrated and Uncalibrated Adulterants.” Here is a brief reflection of his talk.
Revolutionizing Herbal Product Quality Control: Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy in Focus
September 29th 2023Researchers from Zhejiang University in China have revealed the transformative potential of infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy techniques for rapidly and accurately assessing herb quality and safety, offering a promising path toward intelligent and eco-friendly herb industry development.
Unveiling Exoplanet Secrets: The Near-Infrared Spectrograph on the James Webb Space Telescope
September 22nd 2023The James Webb Space Telescope's near-infrared spectrograph (NIRISS) has introduced the single object slitless spectroscopy (SOSS) mode, enhancing our ability to study exoplanet atmospheres with high resolving power. This innovation holds great promise for advancing our understanding of distant worlds and their compositions.