Spectroscopy Staff

How is the water quality in Biscayne Bay? A talk at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 Meeting will explore this.

Handheld spectroscopy tools are being used to identify food fraud.

HORIBA has launched Partica, a laser diffraction and dynamic image analysis particle size and shape analyzer for advanced materials research and quality control.

An upcoming poster at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 Meeting will present how terahertz spectroscopy is being used to study Mars.

How has research on boron atoms advanced over the last decade-plus? A talk at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 Meeting will explore this question.

The Eastern Analytical Symposium will take place November 16–18, 2026 in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Here, we preview the award winners.

A new review article finds that laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) could speed biofluid, tissue and pharmaceutical testing, but matrix effects and validation remain barriers.

The Eastern Analytical Symposium will run November 16–18, 2026, giving laboratories and suppliers time to plan as venue details remain pending.

The Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry goes back to Europe next year. We preview the conference here.

A talk at the upcoming American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 Meeting will present a new method for measuring the electronic state of individual atoms within multinuclear clusters.

Top articles published this week include a discussion about hands-on learning when it comes to spectroscopy curricula and a new “Focus on Quality” column on spectrometer validation.

The suite has three configurations to help laboratories standardize workflows.

Measuring neonicotinoids in drinking water is not heavily regulated in the United States, but low-cost, rapid analytical tools are changing the conversation.

An upcoming talk at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 Meeting will discuss new insights into the origins of Mars’s early water.

An upcoming talk at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 Meeting will discuss how spectroscopy is advancing the assessment of novel psychoactive substances.

An upcoming poster session at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 Meeting will explore how spectroscopy can be used to identify the origin of lithium in oilfield wastewater.

Top articles published this week include a new “IR Spectral Interpretation” column and a preview of the upcoming American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 Meeting.

A recent study showcased an auto-focusing laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) imaging system that uses a motor-driven focusing mirror to track surface height changes in real time, cutting signal variability on irregular surfaces and improving spectral stability more than eightfold compared to conventional static systems.

Can spectroscopy help cities manage water quality during monsoons?

An upcoming conference will review the advances in vibrational spectroscopy.

A recent Tutorial Tuesday clip explored modern oil refining operations and the role spectroscopy plays in these operations.

An upcoming oral session at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2026 meeting will explore how women in STEM can pursue entrepreneurship opportunities.

A new review in Food Physics finds that combining near-infrared spectroscopy with machine learning is transforming food quality testing across sectors like meat, dairy, and produce.

Researchers at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad showed that Raman spectroscopy combined with chemometric modeling (PCA and PLSR) can accurately and non-destructively quantify rosuvastatin content in pharmaceutical tablets.

Top articles published this week include a review article on X-ray techniques and a new “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episode that discusses an approach to teaching students about spectroscopy.

A European study of nearly 9,000 cropland soil samples found that combining visible–near-infrared (vis-NIR) spectroscopy with climate and topographic data only improves soil carbon and nitrogen prediction accuracy at spectral resolutions of 10 nanometers or finer.

The upcoming 2026 Vibrational Spectroscopy Seminar will focus on time-resolved spectroscopy and vibrational imaging, with structured mentorship component for doctoral and postdoctoral attendees.

A new artificial intelligence (AI) interpretability method developed at Zhejiang Police College was designed to improve transparency in Raman spectroscopy classification by segmenting spectral data into continuous regions and quantifying each region's contribution to model decisions.

The American Chemical Society (ACS) will be having its annual conference from August 23–27, in Chicago, Illinois. Here’s why spectroscopists and analytical chemists should attend.

A recent study examined how surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is being used with machine learning (ML) analysis to accurately distinguish patients with Crohn’s disease.