The Peter Griffiths Award, named for the legendary infrared spectroscopist, recognizes the best paper published annually in Applied Spectroscopy Practica. Its inaugural recipients, Sara Fraser-Miller and coauthors, will be honored at SciX 2026, and the journal is now accepting 2026 submissions for the third award.
In this preview of the 2026 SciX Conference, we offer an overview of the keynote presentation.
Jay P. Kitt, a University of Utah research assistant professor who has spent a decade extending confocal Raman microscopy from phospholipid membranes to nucleic acids and peptide-membrane interactions, is the recipient of Spectroscopy's 2026 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award.
In this preview of the upcoming 2026 SciX Conference, we highlight a new social event that attendees should consider going to.
In this Q&A, we explore the advanced techniques, methods, and real-world applications of FT-IR spectroscopy.
In this Q&A overview, we highlight what the latest edition of “What’s Nu” covers and how chemical fingerprinting is changing rapidly.
A proof-of-concept study combines a convolutional neural network feature extractor with the conventional hit quality index (HQI) to improve Raman spectral comparison, reducing spurious similarity and improving discrimination between closely related protein and antibody spectra.
What steps should one take if one wants to pursue a career studying the molecular makeup of celestial bodies?
Trust and understanding are the two key principles to keep in mind when advising trade commissions in the food science industry.
Top content published this week include a historical examination of the James L. Waters Symposium, an obituary of Peter Griffiths, and an article examining Raman spectroscopy instrumentation.
A new peer-reviewed article discusses how pairing quantum mechanics with nanomaterial-based Raman spectroscopy has significantly boosted the technique's sensitivity.
This video clip addresses the current skills gaps that are being seen in the food industry.
The nomination deadline for the 2027 EAS Chemometrics Award, which recognizes significant and lasting contributions to chemometrics, has been extended to September 15, 2026.
John Philip Walters, Ph.D. (1938-2026), was an analytical chemist who spent 17 years researching the physics of spark-discharge emission spectroscopy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before moving to St. Olaf College in 1982, where he became best known for pioneering a role-playing undergraduate laboratory model that had students take on professional roles to mirror real analytical-chemistry work. His 1991 three-part series on the approach in Analytical Chemistry earned him the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry's J. Calvin Giddings Award in 1993, and he continued extending his understand-the-system teaching philosophy into computer-controlled instrumentation well into his later career.
The SciX 2026 Conference returns to Sparks, Nevada, this year. Here's what attendees can expect.
What is the one thing scientists often struggle with that holds them back in their careers? According to Kantha Shelke, Principal of Corvus Blue LLC and Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, scientists need to translate science into a language that resonates with non-scientific audiences.
Is confidence just a glorified attitude adjustment? In this interview segment, Kantha Shelke, Principal of Corvus Blue LLC and Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, answers this question.
Raman spectroscopy is shedding its bulky, benchtop reputation as chip-scale spectrometers, tip-enhanced probes, and AI-native detectors push the technique into pockets, production lines, and single molecules. The result is an instrument category being rebuilt from the optics up, faster, smaller, deeper, and smarter than the Raman systems of even five years ago.
Researchers have developed a new validated attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy framework for forensically distinguishing automotive vinyl wraps by manufacturer, color, and finish.
A history of the James L. Waters Symposium at Pittcon, from its 1987 origins and its founder, instrument entrepreneur James Logan Waters, through thirty-six installments of speakers spanning gas chromatography to generative AI.
Peter R. Griffiths, a pioneering figure in Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy who authored or coauthored more than 300 scientific papers and numerous books over five decades, died August 29, 2026, at age 84. This tribute traces his career from Oxford and Digilab through Ohio University and the University of Idaho, his landmark books and the Handbook of Vibrational Spectroscopy, and his many honors, including the 2023 Ellis R. Lippincott Award and 2024 Optica Fellowship.
Pursuing a career outside of corporate life requires taking risks. In this interview segment, Kantha Shelke, Principal of Corvus Blue LLC and Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, details some of these risks.
Top content published this week include a new article on bioprocess monitoring, a new “Chemometrics in Spectroscopy” column, and an overview of the latest advancements in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS).
A recent study presented a new system for testing metal contamination on microplastics.
A recent review article examines how AI-assisted spectroscopic tools are propelling forensic trace evidence analysis forward.
This evergreen Q&A explores the latest trends and advancements in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS).
A new laser-based spectroscopic method, developed by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and an EU-funded collaboration, has produced the first high-resolution nuclear-shape measurements of the radioactive actinides fermium and neptunium.
Atomic spectroscopy has quietly moved past splitting light and counting ions toward instruments that track a single nanoparticle, fuse a laser pulse with an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer, and correct their own interferences with artificial intelligence in real time. The result is a new class of ICP-MS, LIBS, and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) platforms that are turning what used to be a benchtop-only science into field-ready, self-optimizing analytical intelligence.
A recent study presented a new method for identifying textile fibers using Raman spectroscopy and deep learning.
A hybrid Uniform Design and process-data calibration strategy improves Raman-based PLS model development for real-time monitoring of ultrafiltration/diafiltration and in vitro transcription steps in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
