Will Wetzel

Our coverage of the Spring SciX Conference includes a profile on the current issues of current clinical diagnostics, including how spectroscopy can improve assessment of drug induced liver injury.

Can visible-near-infrared (vis-NIR) spectroscopy detect toxic trace elements in soil and sediments effectively?

Researchers have identified chemical signatures in the South Atlantic Ocean that could allow scientists to track the movement of major deep-water masses using dissolved organic matter.

In this overview of the upcoming International Symposium for Molecular Spectroscopy (ISMS), we discuss the awards given out at the conference.

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have demonstrated that widely used spectroscopic methods for detecting adulteration in edible bird's nest products are based on a false assumption — that genuine product has a uniform chemical signature.

This preview of the upcoming Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry (CAC) 2026 International conference covers the invited speakers, the topics that will be discussed, and some of the social events taking place.

A recent study in Analytical Biochemistry identified optimized circular dichroism spectroscopy parameters that reduced protein analysis times by up to 20-fold while maintaining data quality.

Accurate and precise measurements are important in analytical science, as this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” clip explains.

A systematic review from Beijing researchers maps how surface-enhanced and high-speed Raman technologies are reshaping what forensic examiners can extract from a single latent print.

Insights from experts this week explored how engineering students can transition to analytical chemistry, how spectroscopy is being used for coral reef monitoring, and the role spectroscopy has played in studying meteorites.

How does hydrostatic pressure regulate deep-sea microbial processes?

Researchers used complementary spectroscopic techniques and computational modeling to investigate how glycerol affects cysteamine dioxygenase (ADO)’s active site, substrate binding, and broader physiological roles in metabolism and oxygen sensing.

Can thiol dioxygenase be a uniquely dual-function enzyme that links metabolism and oxygen sensing?

Spectroscopy is telling us the extraterrestrial history of space objects, helping us learn about planetary origins.

The 2026 Food Safety Summit is set to take place from May 11–14, in Rosemont, Illinois. Here’s what attendees should know.

The 79th meeting of the International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy is set to take place in June. Here’s what attendees should know.

A peer-reviewed study published in Remote Sensing confirms that a commercial Earth-observation satellite can map live coral cover with accuracy comparable to specialized aircraft — a potential turning point for global reef monitoring.

In this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episode, Ayush Agarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, discusses how his background in chemical engineering helped him make the adjustment to analytical spectroscopy and chemistry.

Insights from experts this week explored topics such as career transitions in spectroscopy, how near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy can study collagen in archaeological remains, and the key takeaways from the Spring SciX Conference in Exeter, United Kingdom.

In the final clip of our conversation with Thomas Mayerhöfer, he talks about attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy's sensitivity to nanometer-thick layers, and its connection to spectroscopic ellipsometry.

Metrohm USA has introduced two new laboratory Raman spectrometers—the i-Raman NxG and i-Raman Duo—targeting researchers and quality control teams who require more detailed chemical characterization than standard identification systems provide.

How can micro-particle induced X-ray emission (µ-PIXE) and micro-ion beam induced luminescence (µ-IBIL) spectroscopy improve conservation practices?

Researchers combined two analytical techniques to characterize individual microplastic particles with both elemental and molecular detail.

In this brief Q&A, Christina Ryder, who is a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University and the lead author of this study, explains the remaining limitations in using NIR spectroscopy for collagen prediction.

Can electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometers be used in beer production? The answer may surprise you.

Tutorial Tuesday is a new, upcoming video series that will offer bite-sized overviews of the key trends, topics, and techniques in analytical spectroscopy.

In this brief Q&A, Christina Ryder, who is a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University and the lead author of this study, explains why restricting sampling to the 2030–2060 nm spectral region was key in avoiding interference from consolidants.

Spring SciX highlighted the latest advancements in spectroscopy, with a focus on biomedical research.

In this “Pathways in Spectroscopy” episode, Ayush Agarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, talks about the transition from chemical engineering to analytical chemistry and describes what that transition was like.

In this brief Q&A interview, Christina Ryder, who is a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University and the lead author of this study, discusses her team’s findings.