In the final part of our interview with Nick Stone, he discusses standardizing Raman technology across multiple clinical centers, and what it means to him to be attending the SciX Conference as the recipient of the Charles Mann award.

A recent study examined how to classify commercial wood species in Brazil using Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.

In part 2 of our conversation with Nick Stone, we discuss topics such as machine learning (ML) and spectrometer transferability in clinical settings.

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and the University of Cambridge have revealed new insights into the behavior of water molecules at the surface of saltwater using advanced vibrational sum-frequency generation spectroscopy (VSFG). Their findings challenge long-standing assumptions about ion distribution at these interfaces, which are critical in environmental and chemical processes.

On October 16th from 9:30 am – 9:55 am, Brian Rohrback of Infometrix, Inc. will give a talk about the impact of machine learning on spectrometer calibration and Jesus Acapulco of Analytik Jena will give a talk on using inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) to determine the composition of water used in fracking. We preview both sessions here.

Recent James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations have revealed intricate details about the surface compositions of dwarf planets Sedna, Gonggong, and Quaoar. Using spectroscopy, researchers have detected a rich variety of ices and organic compounds, shedding light on the effects of size and orbit on these distant solar system bodies.

At GCC 2024 in Galveston, Texas, there will be several oral sessions that focus on spectroscopy’s role in the petroleum industry. We preview them here.

Posters at the 2024 conference will feature research on a variety of topics from distillate product analysis to determining organic chloride in crude oil.

In a preview to the upcoming SciX Conference October 20 to 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina, Spectroscopy sat down with Nick Stone of the University of Exeter to discuss his recent work in oncology and clinical analysis.

Top articles published this week include several interviews to preview the upcoming SciX Conference, a recent study using an epidermal spectroscopic scanning (ESS) device to detect skin cancer, and a news story about machine learning for meteorite classification.

Some of the most recent articles in data analytics, statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are presented below.

In this preview interview for SciX 2024, we talk with Conor Evans of Harvard Medical School about his research with sparse spectral sampling stimulated Raman scattering (S4RS) and his excitement for the upcoming conference.

A recent study from Heliyon examined microplastic contamination in soda beverage packaging.

DermaSensor published the results of their elastic scattering spectroscopic device in differentiating between benign and malignant lesions.

Joseph P. Smith, Director of Process R&D Enabling Technologies at Merck has been awarded the 2024 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award, recognizing his significant contributions to the advancement of molecular spectroscopy in the pharmaceutical industry.